LA Times · Jul 6, 2015
FIFA's ethics committee bans World Cup inspector for seven years
Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the former head of the FIFA inspection team, speaks during an inspection tour in Melbourne, Australia, in July 2010. FIFA's ethics committee has banned him from "any kind of football-related activity at national and international level" for seven years, but gave no reason for the decision. (Robert Prezioso / Getty Images)FIFA has issued a seven-year ban against the man it selected to inspect bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Harold Mayne-Nicholls, a former Chile football federation president who considered running for FIFA president last year, was banned by the soccer federation's ethics committee Monday. No reason was given for the decision.