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PARIS — FIFA on Saturday barred the president of Afghanistan’s soccer association from the sport for life, months after reports emerged that he had sexually assaulted players and had threatened them when they went public with their accusations.
Soccer’s global governing body announced the punishment against the Afghan official, Keramuddin Keram, on the second day of the Women’s World Cup in France. It said that Mr. Keram had “abused his position and sexually abused various female players, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.”
Mr. Keram also was fined one million Swiss francs (about $1 million).