FIFA Bans Two Federation Presidents Over Financial Misconduct Scandals

FIFA has imposed lifetime bans on two former federation presidents over financial misconduct. Vincent Cassell, the former president of the Montserrat Football Association, was sanctioned for abuse of position, systemic conflicts of interest, and misuse of FIFA and federation funds.

He was also fined one million Swiss francs, while his colleague, Tandica Hughes, received a 15-year ban and a 150,000 Swiss franc fine. Cassell had previously been sanctioned in 2011 over a Caribbean election bribery scandal but continued running Montserrat football until FIFA installed an emergency management team in February.

Bassam Adeel Jaleel, the former president of the Maldives Football Association, was banned for misusing FIFA's COVID-19 Relief Plan funds for personal benefit and fined one million Swiss francs. He had also been sentenced to 23 years in prison for embezzling $1.2m intended for local football clubs.