The former president of the Peruvian Football Federation Manuel Burga Seoane He was banned for life by the FIFA for any activity related to sports for having participated in a series of bribes, the agency reported on Tuesday.
burga He was also sentenced to pay a fine of 1 million Swiss francs ($1.10 million) for infringing articles of the FIFA Code of Ethics related to conflicts of interest, bribery and corruption, and offering and accepting gifts or other benefits, among others.
“The penalty imposed on Mr. Burga Seoane follows a previous decision issued by the adjudication chamber in July 2019,” said the FIFA.
That decision was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in April of last year and returned to the investigation chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee.
Mexico Federation suspends referee for 12 games for attacking player
The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) suspended referee Fernando Hernández for 12 games on Tuesday for assaulting a player in a match of the local Clausura tournament.
During the match for the thirteenth round between the clubs America and Leonplayed on Saturday, the referee kneed the Argentine midfielder from Leon Lucas Romerowhen the player angrily claimed him.
“Fernando Hernandez Gomezthe central referee of the match, is penalized by the Disciplinary Commission with a 12-game suspension, for violating Article 30, paragraph g) of the FMF Sanctions Regulations, by engaging in violent conduct against a player,” the agency reported.
The Disciplinary Commission added that the technical directors of both clubs, Fernando Ortiz (América) and Nicolás Larcamón (León) were suspended for two games because the Argentine strategists were expelled after carrying out an exchange of blows in which Larcamón came out with a torn shirt. .
Source: Ambito
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