ZURICH: FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been awarded damages for defamatory statements made against him, while three national associations – in Somali, Burundi and Puerto Rico – have had cash grants suspended, world football's governing body said on Wednesday.
Farah Addo, president of the Somali Football Federation, was banned from all activities in football in January, and has been ordered to pay Blatter 10,000 Swiss francs (US$7,519) compensation and assume costs for the case at Court of Meilen in Switzerland.
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