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BUDAPEST - The football association of the self-proclaimed "Republic of Kosovo" on Tuesday became the 55th member of European football's governing body UEFA in a secret vote at the organisation's congress in Budapest.

The decision was taken with a simple majority vote as 28 out of the 54 member associations voted in favour, while 24 voted against.

BELGRADE – The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Congress voted on Tuesday in favor of the football federation of the partially recognized state of Kosovo becoming a member of the European football administrative body. The 54-member congress voted 28/24 in favor of Kosovo’s membership, with two states abstaining from the vote. The decision comes

Kosovo has been admitted to UEFA in a secret vote, receiving a simple majority of 28 in favor, with 24 against, and two abstentions.

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) made this decision on Tuesday without previously changing its statute.

An ethics tribunal of scandal-plagued FIFA on Dec. 21 banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years saying they had abused their positions over a 2 million Swiss francs payment made to Platini.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter and his UEFA counterpart Michel Platini are thought to be under formal investigations on the alleged transfer of 1.76mln Euros by the former to the latter’s bank account only a few weeks before Platini stepped down as a contender for the FIFA Presidency.

UEFA President Michel Platini has hailed the decision of Sepp Blatter to quit as FIFA President.

"It was a difficult decision, a brave decision and the right decision," Platini said in a statement posted on the website of UEFA on Tuesday.

FIFA leader Sepp Blatter said May 30 he was "shocked" at the way the US judiciary has targeted football?s world body and slammed what he called a "hate" campaign by Europe?s football leaders.
  

The Greek parliament on Thursday voted into law a controversial bill to curb violence in domestic sports after bowing to pressure for changes from soccer governing bodies UEFA and FIFA.

Greek deputy sports minister Stavros Kontonis said on Wednesday he does not accept ultimatums by world and European soccer's governing bodies FIFA and UEFA.

Kontonis made the comment on Mega television in response to a fax sent earlier on Wednesday jointly by FIFA and UEFA to the Greek soccer federation.

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