{"id":114498,"date":"2023-05-23T17:26:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T17:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=114498"},"modified":"2023-05-23T17:26:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T17:26:35","slug":"lankan-football-captain-resigns-over-fifa-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/lankan-football-captain-resigns-over-fifa-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Lankan Football Captain resigns over FIFA ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lankan Football Captain resigns over FIFA ban<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailynews.lk\/2023\/05\/22\/sports\/303834\/lankan-football-captain-resigns-over-fifa-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.lk\/sites\/default\/files\/news\/2023\/05\/21\/16-Lankan.jpg\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-image-caption field-type-text field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">Sujan Perera<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/dailynews.lk\/2023\/05\/22\/sports\/303834\/lankan-football-captain-resigns-over-fifa-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dailynews<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Captain of the Sri Lanka Men\u2019s Football Team, Sujan Perera has decided to step down from his position of leading the national side until the FIFA ban on Sri Lanka Football (SLF) is lifted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In a letter addressed to the President of SLF, Sujan has emphasised the reason for his stepping down from the captaincy after having represented the country in nearly 40 internationals since 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cIn my time I hope I did everything I can, on and off the field to help my players to perform better in each and every game,\u201d Sujan stated in his letter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cI will wait till the FIFA ban is lifted as captain, just to guide my boys since there\u2019s no one to take the responsibility. My service as a player will be there until I retire,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">SLF was handed a global ban by FIFA on January 21 and since then football has been facing a decline with no activities taking place. (C.D)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lankan Football Captain resigns over FIFA ban Sujan Perera Source:Dailynews The Captain of the Sri Lanka Men\u2019s Football Team, Sujan Perera has decided to step down from his position of leading the national side until the FIFA ban on Sri Lanka Football (SLF) is lifted. 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