FIFA has instructed the Israel FA to suspend national team coach Luis Fernandez with immediate effect.
The suspension relates to an outstanding debt the Frenchman has to Al Rayyan, the Qatari team he coached before taking the Israel job in May 2010.
A FIFA spokesman told the JC: “Coach Luis Fernandez did not comply with the decision taken by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on November 26, 2009. Therefore, Luis Fernandez is banned from taking part in any football-related activity with immediate effect.
The JC understands that Guy Luzon, Israel’s Under 21 coach, is on standby to step in as a temporary coach if the matter is not resolved before the team’s Euro 2012 qualifiers at home to Latvia and Georgia at the end of next month.
