Tuesday, March 8, 2011

FIFA lifts ban on Israel's soccer coach

FIFA has lifted its suspension of Israel national team coach Luis Fernandez.

Fernandez was suspended by soccer's governing body last month because he had not obeyed a November 2009 disciplinary committee ruling regarding a long-standing debt he owed to a club in Qatar.

The debt has now been settled, and FIFA said Fernandez has been given the go-ahead to coach the team this month for the European Championship qualifiers.

Responding to the decision, Fernandez said: "I arranged things with FIFA so that I can be with my team. Now everyone has to have one aim, to get six points from the upcoming two games against Latvia and Georgia."

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