New Delhi: FIFA have suspended Peru from all international competition after a long-running feud with the government of the country. The General Secretary of the South American Football Association, Eduardo Deluca, announced on Monday that Peru will be suspended from all international competition after a conflict with the Peruvian government.
Peru will be expelled from the South American World Cup qualifiers, because Arturo Woodman, the president of the Instituto Peruano del Deporte, has refused to recognize Manuel Burga as the FPF president.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter had no choice than to intervene, a measure that has the potential to greatly affect the interests of Peruvian football.
Not only will Peru be kicked out of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, but also from the 2009 Copa Libertadores, making it one of the harshest punishments to ever hit a South American nation.
For the mean time Peru are suspended, but Deluca explained that FIFA will make a final decision during a reunion with the Executive Committee, which will take place between the 19th and 20th of December in Tokyo.
On Tuesday the draw of the latest edition of the Copa Libertadores will be made. No single team from Peru will be included.
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