FIFA cancels sanction to Indonesia, gives more time to settle dispute

 JAKARTA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- World football governing body FIFA cancels its plan to give sanction to Indonesia as it has extended the deadline for the country to setle dispute between two football organizations to March 30 from the initial Dec. 10, local media reported on Saturday.

Previousluy FIFA threatened to prohibit Indonesia from participating in international football events if the rival organizations failed to meet the Dec. 10 reconciliation¹ deadline.

The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) said FIFA had leveled no sanctions related to PSSI's failure to reconcile with its rival, the Indonesian Football Savior Committee (KPSI).

"We're still waiting for the official letter. But from what I've heard, it's obvious there is no sanction," Bob Hippy, a member of PSSI's Executive Committee, was quoted by the Jakarta globe as saying.

FIFA earlier gave the PSSI and KPSI a Dec. 10 deadline to settle long-running disputes that have marred² Indonesia's domestic and international football programs.

KPSI was formed as a breakaway league organizer of the official PSSI after four members of the PSSI Executive Committee, namely La Nyalla Mattalitti, Roberto Rouw, Erwin Dwi Budiawan and Tony Apriliani, were expelled.

KPSI then began organizing the Indonesian Super League, a rival to the officially sanctioned Indonesian Premier³ League run by the PSSI.

In June, the two rival organizations signed a memorandum⁴ of understanding, in which they agreed to settle their disputes by Dec. 10.

The MoU states that four expelled members of the PSSI Executive Committee will be reinstated, the Indonesian Super League will come under PSSI jurisdiction⁵, the KPSI will be dissolved after the next PSSI congress and a PSSI Joint⁶ Committee will be established.

But PSSI recently asked for a one-month extension of the deadline, following Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Andi Mallarangeng's resignation on Dec. 7 after he was named a suspect in a high-profile graft⁷ case.

PSSI secretary-general Halim Mahfudz said PSSI welcomed FIFA's decision to extend the deadline until March 30, when FIFA is set hold an Executive Committee meeting that will discuss the PSSI-KPSI rivalry⁸, among other things.

"Thanks to the people of Indonesia, due to their prayers, today Indonesia does not receive any sanction from FIFA," Halim said.

1 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

2 marred   

adj. 被损毁, 污损的

参考例句：

• The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。
• Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 memorandum   

n.备忘录，便笺

参考例句：

• The memorandum was dated 23 August,2008.备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
• The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book.秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。

5 jurisdiction   

n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权

参考例句：

• It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
• Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。

6 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

7 graft   

n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接

参考例句：

• I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。
• The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。

8 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。