Vernon Manilal Fernando (born 13 October 1949, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan businessman and former international football official.
Education
editManilal Fernando was educated at Kalutara Vidyalaya and Ananda College, Colombo.
In 1972 he became attorney at law and graduated.[1]
Career
editFrom 1979 to 1999, Fernando was president of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.[2]
In 2011, he became the first Sri Lankan vice president of the FIFA Executive Committee by the Asian Football Confederation.[3]
FIFA's fraud case
editDuring the Caribbean Football Union corruption scandal Fernando was suspended for 90 days from any soccer activity for his involvement in a 2011 bribery scandal.[4][5]
In April 2013, Fernando was banned from any football activity for eight years. He was "found guilty of several breaches of the FIFA Code of Ethics" including bribery, conflicts of interest and accepting gifts.[6][7]
In October 2013, Fernando was banned for life by FIFA following an appeal on a previous eight-year ban.[8][9]
In March 2015, Fernando lost his appeal to The Court of Arbitration for Sport, which banned him for life for bribery in the 2009 Asian Football Confederation Congress election for a seat on the FIFA Executive Committee.[10]
References
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- ^ "Sri Lanka Sports News Online edition of Daily News". Daily News. 2011-01-08. Archived from the original on 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "FIFA suspends Sri Lankan board member in ethics case". CTVNews. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "FIFA bans executive committee member Fernando". Reuters. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "FIFA executive dealt eight-year ban". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "Fernando's life ban upheld by CAS". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Fernando given life ban by FIFA". www.insidethegames.biz. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "Fernando to appeal FIFA life ban before CAS". ESPN.com. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "Former FIFA official Fernando loses appeal against life ban". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-01-11.