Experience of disqualification of countries from international competitions in world football

in this article, the author conducts a comprehensive analysis of the practice of disqualification of national football federations from international competitions. The study covers historical precedents, legal grounds, procedural mechanisms and consequences of such sanctions. Based on a comparative analysis of cases of disqualification of South Africa, Yugoslavia, Kuwait, Russia and other countries, the patterns of application of this practice, as well as its effectiveness as a tool of influence, are revealed. According to the author of this article, the results of the study demonstrate the duality of the consequences of disqualifications: on the one hand, they stimulate reforms in national football structures, on the other hand, they negatively affect the development of sports in the disqualified countries. The presented article presents the characteristics of the experience of disqualification of countries from international competitions in world football. Objective: author's analysis of international experience of disqualification of countries from international competitions in world football. Methods: analysis, synthesis, deduction and induction, historical, logical and systemic approaches, as well as methods of statistical and monographic research. Results: the study conducted by the author demonstrates the evolution of the practice of disqualification of national federations from international football competitions: from predominantly politically motivated sanctions to a comprehensive tool for ensuring compliance of national football structures with international management standards. Conclusion: as a result of the study, the experience of disqualification of countries from international competitions in international football was analyzed.

international sport, international football competitions, experience of disqualification of countries, evolution of disqualification practice, international management standards