"You could be deprived of participation in FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup." The core···'The role and duty of the association were very important' in the FIFA decision

"You could be deprived of participation in FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup." The core···'The role and duty of the association were very important' in the FIFA decision

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On May 21, Gwangju FC fully paid all of the "solidarity contributions" that had to be paid when recruiting Asani. It has been about five months since the team was given a "no player recruitment" disciplinary action by FIFA on December 17, 2024, for failing to pay solidarity contributions.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) also said on the 22nd, "We received an official letter from FIFA on the evening of the 21st regarding the ban on player registration in Gwangju." "The disciplinary process against Gwangju will end immediately and we have been informed that the ban on player registration will be lifted," he said.

The problem is not over. It was only about five months after Gwangju was disciplined by FIFA that the association recognized the fact and dealt with the problem. A bigger problem arose in the process. Gwangju recruited 10 players during the prohibition period, and played 14 K-League matches, two Korea Cups, and five Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE).

'MK Sports' obtained the FIFA disciplinary committee's decision on Gwangju's failure to pay solidarity contributions.
According to the decision, there is a possibility of disciplinary action for recruiting players and pushing ahead with games in defiance of FIFA disciplinary action.

The decision says, "Gwangju will ban the registration of new players until they pay the full amount of unpaid money."

There is a bigger problem.

FIFA can hold the association responsible for overseeing 'player registration' in Korea.

The 24th paragraph of the facts described by FIFA in the decision is written as above.
According to the decision, the disciplinary action took effect immediately when the FIFA disciplinary committee banned Gwangju from recruiting players. FIFA's disciplinary committee did not have to make additional official decisions or issue additional orders to the association to which the disciplinary team belongs.

The key here is the underlined part of the picture above.

'The association to which the disciplinary team belongs makes it clear that it has a duty to implement FIFA's decision and to provide FIFA with evidence that the ban on registration is being implemented well.'

At the end of the decision, the content is once again emphasized in the "Notes on Prohibition of Registration."
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee also describes the sanctions imposed by the association to which the disciplinary team belongs if it fails to implement FIFA's decision.

"If the association to which the disciplinary team belongs fails to comply with the disciplinary action of the FIFA disciplinary committee, it may be subject to sanctions imposed by the FIFA disciplinary committee (which could disqualify them from participating in the FIFA tournament)."

The representative FIFA tournament has the World Cup. This includes competitions by age, such as the U-20 and U-17 World Cups.
This is not the end. The event is organized by AFC and other continental federations.

The association was not aware that "FIFA had disciplined Gwangju."

Both the association and Gwangju only recently recognized the fact, about five months after FIFA's disciplinary committee was disciplined. From the results alone, the association registered 10 Gwangju players who were disciplined for FIFA's "no player recruitment."

The association also did not fulfill its duty to provide evidence to FIFA that the registration ban was being implemented well. In terms of the decision alone, there is no problem if FIFA punishes the association for "no World Cup participation."

The association defined the incident as an accident caused by an unintentional administrative mistake. Regarding the players recruited by Gwangju after the relevant disciplinary action, the association said, "It is too much to judge them as unqualified players."
In addition, he said, "We have asked FIFA and AFC about related facts, and we will emphasize that it is an 'intentional administrative mistake' as much as possible and make active additional clarification efforts." 스포츠토토

The association judged, "It is more important to guarantee the qualifications of players who do not have attributable reasons to participate and to secure the stability of the tournament and the league."