FIFA NEWS: FIFA Reduces Thailand's Worawi Makudi's Ban

Thailand's Worawi Makudi - (© Getty Images photo)

While reducing the sanction imposed by the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, the Appeal Committee agreed with the principles and arguments presented by the adjudicatory chamber. The ban imposed on Mr Makudi entered into force on 18 October 2016 - Player stats tablets to be used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

Friday, May 18, 2018

The FIFA Appeal Committee has taken the following decision on the appeal lodged by Worawi Makudi, the former President of the Football Association of Thailand.

The FIFA Appeal Committee has partially confirmed the decision taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee on 10 October 2016, reducing the ban from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at national and international level imposed on Mr Makudi from five years to three years and six months, and confirming the fine of CHF 10,000.

The investigation into Mr Makudi was opened on 23 July 2015. Mr Makudi was subsequently found guilty by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee of infringing articles 17 (Forgery and falsification) and 41 (Obligation of the parties to collaborate) of the FIFA Code of Ethics.

While reducing the sanction imposed by the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, the Appeal Committee agreed with the principles and arguments presented by the adjudicatory chamber. The ban imposed on Mr Makudi entered into force on 18 October 2016.

Player stats tablets to be used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

Following approval by the IFAB fr the use of small handheld technologies on the bench, FIFA is set to offer all the teams at the 2018 FIFA World Cup a technical setup for match analysts and coaching team to interact.

Each team will be offered two devices: one for the team analyst observing the match from the media tribune, another for the coaching team at the bench.

Two optical tracking cameras located on the media tribune track the positional data of players and ball. Processed data as well as live footage is transmitted to the analyst workstation at the media tribune. The analyst analyses the player metrics, reviews situations of the match and can highlight areas for considerations with the help of an analyst application. The analyst can send a still image with his drawings down to the technical area and can talk to the assistant coach via radio communication. The assistant coach can also talk to the analyst and send messages back via a chat tool.

At the half time break, analysis of marked situations can be undertaken in the changing room. A post-match analysis is also provided to teams on FIFA’s platform..

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