FIFA: CAS orders the admission of Gibraltar as a member as soon as possible

The Court of Arbitation for Sport has ordered FIFA to "take all necessary steps to admit the Gibraltar Football Association as a full member as soon as possible," on 02/05/2016. Although this request was made to FIFA, the Lausanne (SUI) based organisation has refused to forcefully integrate Gibraltar into the international football body.

The Gibraltar Football Association had appealed to CAS after the decision of the FIFA Executive Committee not to admit them, on 26/09/2014. "It's how we became a member of UEFA. It is our next step," said spokesman of the GFA.

Gibraltar, a British overseas territory which is located in the extreme south of the Iberian Peninsula and is directly under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom but is claimed by Spain, has been recognised by UEFA since 24/05/2013. This is the reason why Gibraltar took part in qualifying for Euro 2016.

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