On 4 April 2023, FIFA announced that the adjudicatory chamber of its independent Ethics Committee had sanctioned two football officials: Mr Manuel Francisco Antonio Burga Seoane, the former President of the Peruvian Football Association (FPF) and Indonesian club president Mr Bimo Wirjasoekarta. Both individuals were found guilty of breaching relevant provisions of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
The two decisions announced on 4 April 2023 are discussed below.
Francisco Antonio Burga Seoane
Mr Burga Seoane, the former FPF President, as well as a former member of the CONMEBOL Executive Committee and the FIFA Development Committee, was handed a life ban from taking part in any football-related activity by the FIFA Ethics Committee. Additionally,...
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