World soccer's governing body FIFA will meet the English FA to discuss the sanction handed out to Birmingham City defender Martin Taylor following his tackle on Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva.
Taylor was given a three-match ban by the FA after his challenge left Eduardo with a broken leg and dislocated ankle but FIFA have called for a stronger punishment due to the severity of the Croatian international's injuries.
In a statement FIFA confirmed that its disciplinary committee had reviewed the FA's file on Taylor and sent a letter back requesting that it 'once again review the incident in detail and reconsider the sanction'.
FIFA said the FA had subsequently suggested a meeting and that it had welcomed this initiative. The statement gave no indication of where or when the meeting would take place.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter told reporters this month that world soccer's governing body was aiming to crack down on tackles that caused serious injuries.
'We are considering a number of options,' Blatter said. 'But one we could consider is if a player is out injured for nine months, then the player who has caused him that injury also cannot play again until his victim has recovered.'
The FA has argued that it cannot impose a heavier sanction on Taylor without proof that he intended to harm Eduardo during the Premier League match at St Andrew's on 23 February.
The Croatian, who will miss Euro 2008 as a result of his injuries, has since accepted Taylor's apology and most observers felt the tackle was clumsy rather than malicious.
