FIFA/UEFA statement on Polish position

UEFA and world football's governing body FIFA have issued a statement in the wake of this week's developments concerning the Polish Football Association (PZPN) and the running of football in Poland.

The joint statement reads as follows:

"UEFA and FIFA have been informed of the events on 29 September that have affected the Polish Football Association (PZPN). In this regard, FIFA and UEFA would like to state the following:

• FIFA and UEFA do not recognise either the decision by the arbitration court of the Polish National Olympic Committee, nor the nomination of an "administrator" of the PZPN.

• FIFA and UEFA continue to recognise the current leadership of the PZPN chaired by Michał Listkiewicz as the only legitimate authority to run football in Poland and to represent it internationally.

• As a consequence, any letter, correspondence and/or communication, that is not signed by the legitimate and FIFA-UEFA-recognised leadership, or that is signed under the authority of Mr Robert Zawłocki, will be ignored and considered irrelevant.

• FIFA and UEFA will contact the IOC to assess the situation of the Polish NOC and the violation of fundamental principles of the Olympic and sporting movement, such as the principle of the autonomy of sports federations.

This information has been communicated to Mr Listkiewicz in a formal letter signed jointly today by the Presidents of UEFA and FIFA.

FIFA and UEFA will immediately start joint consultation to decide the measures to be taken regarding the PZPN and the future of Polish football, and to be proposed to the forthcoming meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee scheduled to take place in Zurich on 23-24 October, as well as to the UEFA Emergency Panel, which will be convened around the same dates."