The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal by the head of the Palestinian Authority’s soccer federation against his ban by FIFA for "inciting hatred and violence" toward Lionel Messi, The Associated Press reported on Thursday.
CAS said its judging panel decided that FIFA's sanctions against PA soccer federation president Jibril Rajoub - a one-year ban from attending games and a fine of 20,000 Swiss francs ($20,250) - "were not disproportionate."
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