Gibraltar's coach Allen Bulla (C), captain Joseph Chipolina and Gibraltar Football Association President Desmond Reoch (R) arrive for a news conference at Algarve stadium near Faro November 18, 2013. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
(Reuters) - Gibraltar won a major battle in its fight for FIFA membership when football's governing body was ordered by sport's highest tribunal on Monday to reconsider the British territory's application that was rejected 20 months ago.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) partially upheld the Gibraltar FA's (GFA) appeal that FIFA had "improperly rejected" its initial bid in September 2014.
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