Manilal Fernando

Vernon Manilal Fernando (born October 13, 1949 in Kalutara , Sri Lanka ) is a Sri Lankan businessman and international football official.

Manilal Fernando became an Attorney at Law in 1972 and began practicing in Kalutara. Since the 1990s, he has been elected to the board of numerous international companies.

He was from 1979 to 1999 President of the Sri Lankan Football Federation ( Football Federation of Sri Lanka ). In 2011 he was elected as a member of the FIFA Executive Committee by the Asian Football Confederation .

FIFA banned him for eight years in May 2013 for violating its code of ethics. In October 2013, the ban was extended to a lifetime. He had been shown to have taken advantage and corrupted . In March 2015, the International Sports Court confirmed the lifelong ban on appeal.

Web links

• FIFA website with a portrait of Manilal Fernando
• Former Fifa official Fernando remains banned for life

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Man for all seasons. (No longer available online.) Sunday observer, December 14, 2008, archived from the original on December 8, 2010 ; accessed on July 16, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Elmo Rodrigopulle and Hafiz Marikar: Manilal first Sri Lankan in FIFA Ex-Co. (No longer available online.) Daily News, Jan. 8, 2011, archived from the original on Jan. 12, 2011 ; accessed on July 16, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ CAS confirms life suspension for Vernon Manilal Fernando. FIFA, March 30, 2015, accessed March 31, 2015 (German).