Match-fixing: Salvadoran Federation suspends 14 international players for life

FESFUT (El Salvador Football Federation) has "banned for life from all footballing activity" 14 international players, announced CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football), on the 20/09/2013. This decision follows an investigation conducted since the 22/08/2013, regarding match-fixing between 2010 and 2013.

The Federation states that the investigation remains open, as FESFUT has "sufficient reason to consider that the friendly match against Venezuela, played on the 22/05/2013 (1-2 defeat), may have been manipulated."

These 14 players were part of the 22 suspended since August 2013 on a provisional basis for one month. Among the other eight suspects, three were sentenced to suspensions from 6 to 18 months, four have their temporary suspension extended by 20 days and one has been cleared.

Salvadoran Federation has also opened an e-mail address dedicated to the fight against match-fixing, "so that anyone with information can help find the parties responsible for match fixing."

Players have until the 05/10/2013 to appeal their sanctions.