FIFA Disciplinary Code

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Article 59

Corruption

1. Anyone who offers, promises or grants an unjustifi ed advantage to a body of FIFA, a match offi cial, a player or an offi cial on behalf of himself or a third party in an attempt to incite it or him to violate FIFA regulations will be sanctioned:

a) with a fi ne of at least CHF 10,000, b) with a ban on performing any football related activity and c) with a ban on entering any stadium;

2. Passive corruption (soliciting, being promised or accepting an unjusti- fi ed advantage) will be sanctioned in the same manner.

3. In serious cases and in the case of repetition, sanction b) may be pro- nounced for life.

4. In any case, the body will pronounce confi scation of the assets involved in committing the infringement. These assets will be used for the football development programme. 40 41