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Watch: Indonesian footballer dies after being struck by lightning during match | Football News – Times of India

Tragedy unfolded during the friendly football game between Indonesian club sides 2 FLO FC Bandung and FBI Subang, when a 35-year-old footballer was struck by lightning and died. The horrifying moment at the Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung, West Java, was captured on video, showing the player collapsing soon after but was reportedly breathing after the incident and taken to a hospital, according to PRFM Media.However, he succumbed soon after. A similar incident had happened last year in Indonesia during the Soeratin U-13 Cup, where a young player lost his life after being struck by lightning. Also last year, the 21-year-old Brazilian footballer Caio Henrique de Lima Goncalves met similar tragic fate after becoming a victim of lightning while playing for his team Uniao Jaiirense in Parana.!(...

29Mar

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Indonesia stripped of under-20 World Cup hosting rights: FIFA | Football News – Times of India

Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host the under-20 soccer World Cup, global governing body FIFA said on Wednesday.The decision to remove Indonesia as host of the May 20-June 11 tournament was taken after its football federation (PSSI) said it had cancelled the draw after the governor of the largely Hindu island of Bali refused to host Israel's team."FIFA has decided, due to the current circumstances, to remove Indonesia as the host of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023," a FIFA statement said."A new host will be announced as soon as possible, with the dates of the tournament currently remaining unchanged. Potential sanctions against the PSSI may also be decided at a later stage."FIFA added that the decision had been taken following a meeting between the world soccer governing body'...

16Mar

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Indonesia acquits 2 police, jails 1 for deadly soccer crush

An Indonesian court on Thursday acquitted two police officials charged with negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people in October when police fired tear gas inside a stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits. A third official was sentenced to 18 months in prison. The disaster in Kanjuruhan stadium in East Java’s Malang city was among the world’s worst sporting tragedies. Some 43 children were among the deaths and about 580 spectators were injured. A panel of three judges at Surabaya District Court, which was under heavy police guard, absolved police officers Pranoto and Achmadi of charges because they found no direct causal link between the defendants’ actions and the deadly crowd crush. The two were released Thursday. Presiding judge Abu Achmad Sidqi Amsya said the court fo...

9Mar

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Indonesia jails two football match officials over stadium crush | Football News – Times of India

SURABAYA: An Indonesian court on Thursday jailed two football match officials for negligence over one of the worst stadium disasters in the sport's history.The crush in October at a venue in the East Java city of Malang killed 135 people after police fired tear gas into packed stands when supporters invaded the pitch.Hundreds of people fled for narrow exits, resulting in a stampede that left many trampled or suffocated to death, including more than 40 children.Abdul Haris, a match organiser, was found guilty of negligence and handed 18 months in prison. Prosecutors had sought a sentence of six years and eight months."I am sentencing the defendant to a year and a half in prison," presiding judge Abu Achmad Sidqi Amsya told the court in the city of Surabaya.It is Indonesia's first ruling ...