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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Sam Brookes

Gianni Infantino faces fresh World Cup eligibility scandal over goalkeeper who played against England

Gianni Infantino is facing fresh questions following reports that Fifa lawyers knew in March that DR Congo’s goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi was allegedly ineligible.

The lawyers drew up a list of possible sanctions in March including banning Mpasi and disqualifying DR Congo from the intercontinental play-off against Jamaica later that month, according to reports in The New York Times and Le Monde.

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