He said it was incumbent on FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Samoura and FIFA as an organisation to threaten Bahrain with sporting sanctions if it proceeded with the attempts at refoulement, the forcible return of a refugee, via Thailand's legal system.
Schwab said any return to action would also need to clarify issues including any potential future interruption if the virus flares up again and that the infection of a player will be treated as a workplace injury by the clubs.
Every major sports event this year has been postponed and seasons across all sports have been suspended, while the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were moved to 2021, triggering another major calendar reshuffle for next year.
Foster said the fact the sheik had been implicated "in some or any way" in the Bahraini government's crackdown on athletes in 2011-2012 and his silence on al-Araibi's situation should exclude him from seeking a third term.
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