BOLIVIA president Evo Morales has announced that his government is planning to sue FIFA for "discrimination" after the decision to ban international matches from being played at high altitude.
World football's governing body recently introduced a regulation to prevent games from being played at grounds which are situated more than 2,750 metres above sea level.
That decision has been heavily criticised by many South American countries including Bolivia, where La Paz's Hernando Siles stadium falls foul of the ruling.
And Morales has now revealed he will present a case before the United Nations in a bid to have the regulation overturned.
"Bolivia will present a lawsuit before the UN because of FIFA's discrimination and marginalisation," he said.
"These kind of sanctions can't be allowed as they as very whimsical and simply because we are a small country.
"This is a show of aggression, provocation and intimidation from FIFA's president Joseph Blatter against our country and South America. I feel that there is a dictatorship in there.
"It is important to remember that we have the support of the South America Football Confederation (Conmebol)," the president added.
That decision has been heavily criticised by many South American countries including Bolivia, where La Paz's Hernando Siles stadium falls foul of the ruling.
And Morales has now revealed he will present a case before the United Nations in a bid to have the regulation overturned.
"Bolivia will present a lawsuit before the UN because of FIFA's discrimination and marginalisation," he said.
"These kind of sanctions can't be allowed as they as very whimsical and simply because we are a small country.
"This is a show of aggression, provocation and intimidation from FIFA's president Joseph Blatter against our country and South America. I feel that there is a dictatorship in there.
"It is important to remember that we have the support of the South America Football Confederation (Conmebol)," the president added.
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