The Indonesian Football Association and FIFA will form a joint task force in a bid to improve crowd control and safety measures after a deadly football stampede earlier this month, officials said on Thursday. More:
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"We agreed to form a task force, or soccer transformation task force, consisting of the government, FIFA, and experts in soccer, security, and stadiums," PSSI head Mochamad Iriawan told reporters after a meeting with FIFA officials. The joint task force will also include members of the Asian Football Confederation as well as the police and the ministries of sport, home affairs, health and public works.
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