Iraqi Football

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has urged the Iraqi government to stop interfering in sport to avoid being banned from international football and this year the Beijing Olympics.

Fifa slapped a temporary suspension on football Iraq and threatened to extend the ban to one year after the government announced last week they were the dissolution of the National Olympic Committee of Iraq.

Blatter said Iraq's actions were in strict accordance with FIFA regulations prohibiting political interference and the executive board was forced to take action.