FIFA delegate Sofia Malizia and members of the Regularization Committee appointed by FIFA, walk as they attend a news conference, in San Salvador, El Salvador August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - FIFA appointed an interim soccer committee in El Salvador on Monday after a month of match suspensions in the Central America country, following accusations that the national soccer federation was under attack from the government.
The world's governing soccer body, which first announced plans for the committee earlier this month, said it would act in lieu of the national federation (FESFUT) for up to one year.
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