VOA - Brazilian forward Ailton's plans to switch nationalities and play for Qatar may be shot down by football's (soccer's) world governing body, FIFA. The president of Germany's football federation, Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, said Friday, he met with FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi, and they agreed that switching passports to play for another country needed to be stopped. He said they see these kinds of moves as hurting the substance of national teams. |
FIFA Shoots Down Ailton's Plan to Switch Nationalities, Play for Qatar
- Persianleague
- - Mar 05, 2004
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