Venold Coombs, the previous president of the St. Vincent & the Grenadines Soccer Federation, has reached an settlement with FIFA to pay a month-to-month sum of $1,200 as a way to fulfill the $40,000 high quality imposed on him 5 years in the past.
FIFA had additionally banned Coombs from all football-related actions globally for a two-year interval on the time when the high quality was imposed. He was additional fined $40,000 for promoting 2014 World Cup tickets at a “profiteering mark-up.” In August of the earlier 12 months, FIFA had imposed a further six-month ban, which expired in March of the present 12 months, on account of Coombs’ failure to pay the high quality.
Otashie Spring, the president of the native membership SV United and the primary vice-president of the SVGFF, revealed throughout a information convention that Coombs had contacted FIFA a number of instances in September to inquire about his standing. FIFA knowledgeable him that the ban had concluded, however the high quality remained unpaid. In consequence, Coombs and FIFA agreed on a 36-month fee plan, with month-to-month funds of $1,200 for 35 of these months. This fee plan aligns with FIFA’s approval.
Spring additionally clarified that FIFA’s correspondence indicated that Coombs’ ban was not linked to the high quality and that he was free to renew all football-related actions. Each Spring and Coombs accused the SVGFF of withholding info from FIFA concerning the previous president’s capacity to return to football-related actions.
