BANGKOK (AP) — Former FIFA executive Worawi Makudi is focusing on Thailand’s general election next month rather than a return to football after he overturned a ban from football for unproven forgery.The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday revoked a 3 1/2-year ban imposed by FIFA for alleged wrongdoing during a Football Association of Thailand election.Worawi
Cheap USA Soccer Jerseys , the Thailand football president from 2007-15, has entered politics and is No. 3 on the party list of Prachachart Party in the March 24 election.“I feel delighted and thankful for the justice the Court of Arbitration for Sport has given me,” the 67-year-old Worawi said on Tuesday.He added any involvement in sport, for now, would be dictated by the policies of his party. He was in no hurry to return to Thai football.“Actually, I’m always ready and willing to work in the area of sports for the community at large. But I haven’t thought about running for the presidency of the Football Association of Thailand yet.”Worawi was accused of altering Thai soccer statutes before his 2013 presidential re-election campaign. He was a FIFA executive committee member for 18 years until being voted out by Asian member federations in 2015.CAS reduced Worawi’s punishment to a reprimand and a fine of 5,000 Swiss francs ($5
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www.thetopsoccer.com/club-team-kit/ajax , it turned out to be little more than a small rise in an otherwise rapid decline.That regression continued into the New Year. A drab, listless 1-0 defeat to Leicester City at home is not how Everton would have wanted to start 2019. It means they have now managed one win in their last eight league games and haven’t kept a clean sheet since beating Cardiff on the 25th November.Worse still they find themselves 11th in the table and on the exact same points as at this stage last season. That year was supposed to be a blip, one in which they went through three managers and had to call in Sam Allardyce to save the day. This year was supposed to be different. Instead, that disastrous run has left many questioning if Silva is actually the long-term answer.After all, at the same time last season his Watford team were doing a similar thing. They managed one win in 11 between 28th November and 20th January before the Watford board dismissed the Portuguese boss. The one win, like Everton’s, came on Boxing Day.Words from majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri at the club’s AGM this week did little to improve the mood. According to the Iranian businessman
Cheap AS Roma Soccer Team Uniform , Everton sitting in 11th place is ‘just not good enough’. He has, though, insisted Silva retains the full backing of the board. The message is clear, though; results must improve and fast or Silva will find himself on the managerial scrapheap once again.The visit of Bournemouth this weekend would be the perfect place to start for the Blues. The Cherries find themselves on a run of 11 games without a win and sliding down the table after an impressive start to the campaign had raised hopes. Confidence is low and Everton should be taking advantage.Beyond that, Eddie Howe’s team are one that Everton are suited to playing again. They will not sit deep and look to frustrate before hitting on the counter, as the likes of Leicester and Brighton have done to great effect in recent weeks. Instead, they will play an open
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