Carol also convinced the Yugoslavian football association to send a team.

I remain in the service of the KNVB (the Dutch football association).

It was claimed he had fallen out with the Dutch football association over sponsorship.

FIFA usually suspend countries whose elected football association officials are replaced by government appointed officials.

But the most effusive praise came from Junji Ogura, president of the Japanese football association.

Added to the distractions is star striker Salah's image-rights dispute with the Egyptian football association.

Each African country has been invited to send its football association president, general secretary and national coach.

In Costa Rica, the football association has used successive grants to build up a national sports centre.

Kuwait was banned by FIFA because of government interference in the running of the country's football association.

The Dutch football association have named Bert van Marwijk as Marco van Basten's successor as Holland coach.

Denmark's football association (DBU) hopes to resume its top flight Super League on 29 May.

Their football association has requested a postponement.

Ozil said he had faced racism over his Turkish background - a charge denied by the football association.

Even the chairman of North Korea's football association, Ri Kwang-gun, wrote to his South Korean counterpart offering congratulations.

The Slovak football association (SFZ) confirmed no spectators will be allowed into the game in Bratislava.

Bad weather also forced the Dutch football association to postpone the league classic between archrivals Ajax and Feyenoord.