FIFA suspension? No problem.
That seems to be the attitude Indonesia has taken since May when the country got suspended by FIFA from world football in May. Going along with this “gak apa-apa” attitude, President Joko Widodo opened the President’s Cup in Bali in Gianyar, the country’s second domestic football tournament since the suspension.
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The first match in Dipta Stadium Gianyar pitted Bali United Pusam against Persija Jakarta.
The Indonesian government previously said FIFA’s decision should not be “mourned excessively” and authorities are working on cleaning up and restricting the country’s controversy-filled football system.
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