An Iraqi official says Iraq has spoken with soccer's governing body about its decision to dissolve the national Olympic committee. Bassam al-Husseini says Iraq complied with FIFA's request that the government send a copy of its decree to disband the Olympic committee in English "so that they can study it." Al-Husseini says Iraqi and FIFA officials also talked by phone Wednesday and the Iraqis...

Iraq will not reverse its decision to dissolve its national Olympic committee despite a threat by soccer's governing body to ban the country's soccer team from World Cup qualifying. Jazair al-Sahlani, the newly appointed spokesman for the temporary Olympic committee that replaced the permanent body, said Tuesday the decision "is firm and will not be reconsidered." But al-Sahlani told The...

Iraq will not reverse its decision to dissolve its national Olympic committee despite a threat by soccer's governing body to ban the country's soccer team from World Cup qualifying, an official said Tuesday. Jazair al-Sahlani, the newly appointed spokesman for the temporary Olympic committee that replaced the permanent body, said the decision "is firm and will not be reconsidered." But al-Sahlani...