|
|
Switzerland escape international football ban after FA fulfil Fifa decision to dock FC Sion 36 points
Following the club's decision to field ineligible players against Celtic, they were subsequently banned from the Europa League, and have now been punished domestically
By Enis Koylu
Sion had used ineligible players in a Europa League qualifying tie against Celtic, leading to their dismissal from the competition and a lengthy legal battle.
The disagreement had led to suggestions that Manchester United could be reinstated to the Champions League in place of FC Basel, after the Swiss side dumped the Premier League side out of the tournament.
Fifa had threatened to ban all Swiss teams from international competitions should the ASF support Sion, but the club has since been handed the points deduction.
"The Fifa emergency committee decided yesterday (January 5) to consider the requirements established by the Fifa Executive Committee on December 16 as fulfilled by the Swiss Football Association by its decision from December 30 and that the ASF will consequently not be suspended in relation to the Fifa Executive Committe's decision of December 16," a Fifa statement read.
The points deduction has left Sion at the foot of the table with minus-five points, 16 adrift of Lausanne.
Hosted by Joe Doyle
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
-
The five players Rodgers could sign to kick-start revolution
The new Reds boss was unveiled to the press on Friday and must immediately begin work on revitalising a thin squad with some additions in the transfer market
-
Cartoon: Hodgson takes a cautious approach after injury pile-up
Goal.com cartoonist Omar Momani gives us his unique take on the football news of the day
-
Managerial merry-go-round keeps spinning as Lambert takes Villa job
The Scot officially left Norwich City on Saturday to become the second new boss in June, following the appointment of Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool on Friday
-
Rodgers ushers in new Anfield era on his own terms
The Northern Irishman inevitably expressed his delight at landing the Reds job but evidenced plenty of the steely resolve which could see him become a success at Anfield
-
The definitive timeline of FSG's hunt for new manager
Kenny Dalglish's sacking at the end of the season sparked a massive hunt for the next Anfield boss, and the former Swansea man has been chosen after several turned the job down
