Sunday, 13 February 2011

FIFA elevates threat to suspend Ukraine but warns Euro 2012 co-host it will be checked

FIFA says it has elevated a warning to suspend Ukraine from world football but will continue monitoring the 2012 European Championship co-host to make sure politicians have clogged interfering in the national federation business.

FIFA and UEFA intervened last month to protect the position of alliance leader Grygoriy Surkis after attempts to depose him.Surkis, a UEFA executive board member, is not liked in Ukraine for emerging to favour Dynamo Kyiv, which his family controls.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said last week that football officials must solve their problems and not jeopardize their Euro 2012 position.A postponement also would have banned Shakhtar Donetsk from playing a Champions League match at Roma next week.

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