FIFA Disciplinary Code

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Article 61

Forgery and Falsifi Cation

1. Anyone who, in football-related activities, forges a document, falsifi es an authentic document or uses a forged or falsifi ed document to deceive in legal relations will be sanctioned with a fi ne.

2. If the perpetrator is a player, a suspension of at least six matches will be pronounced.

3. If the perpetrator is an offi cial, a players’ agent or a match agent, a ban on taking part in any football-related activity for a period of at least twelve months will be pronounced.

4. An association may be held liable for an infringement as defi ned in par. 1 committed by one of its offi cials and/or players. In such a case, an expulsion from a competition may be pronounced in addition to a fi ne for the association concerned.

5. A club may be held liable for an infringement as defi ned in par. 1 committed by one of its offi cials and/or players. In such a case, an expulsion from a competition and/or a transfer ban may be pronounced in addition to a fi ne for the club concerned.

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