FIFA has lifted its suspension of the Greek football federation after the Greek parliament approved an amendment to its legislation relating to sport.

FIFA imposed the ban because the original sports law gave the government too much say in running Greek football issues, notably the setting up of the new Super League and the election of federation officers.

Earlier in the day, the federation said it had given its approval to a revised sports bill that was passed late on Tuesday night by the Greek government.

"In view of this amendment, the FIFA Emergency Committee deemed that the (federation) is now in a position to respect the statutes and regulations of FIFA as well as those of UEFA," FIFA said in a statement.

"As a result, the suspension previously imposed on the Hellenic Football Federation has been lifted as of today."

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