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Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been banned for eight months and fined £50,000 after he failed to attend a random drugs test in September.
An independent Disciplinary Commission had spent the past two days hearing testimony at Bolton's Reebok Stadium before finding Ferdinand guilty of a 'failure or refusal' to submit a sample.
Ferdinand failed to attend the test at United's Carrington training ground on September 23 but, two days later, successfully passed a test.
The £29.1 million centre half's suspension will start on Monday January 12 but he has 16 days to appeal against the decision.
The punishment not only rules Ferdinand out of the second half of the Premiership season but he will also be missing from England's Euro 2004 campaign.
United have confirmed they will appeal against the sanctions and revealed their discontent at The FA's decision.
A statement from the Disciplinary Commission outlined their findings and confirmed the panel were unanimous in their verdict.
"The Disciplinary Commission sat on the 18 and 19 of December 2003 to hear the charge of misconduct brought against Rio Ferdinand in respect of an allegation that, on the 23 September 2003, he failed or refused to submit to a drugs test procedure required to be undertaken by the officials of UK Sport as agents for The Football Association and under the supervision of The Football Association Supervising Officer," read the statement.
"The Disciplinary Commission heard submissions made on behalf of Rio Ferdinand and The Football Association, considered the documentary evidence and the testimony of witnesses to the events surrounding the charge.
"The Disciplinary Commission unanimously found that the charge was proved against Rio Ferdinand.
"It was further decided he would be suspended for a period of eight months with effect from Monday 12 January 2004 and be fined the sum of £50,000.
"Having requested a personal hearing he was ordered to pay the full costs of the hearing."
The FA will also be hoping their hefty punishment of English football's most expensive player will appease Fifa after the chief executive of the game's ruling body, Sepp Blatter, previously revealed he would be prepared to step in if the censure was not severe enough
from Sky Sports.com
An independent Disciplinary Commission had spent the past two days hearing testimony at Bolton's Reebok Stadium before finding Ferdinand guilty of a 'failure or refusal' to submit a sample.
Ferdinand failed to attend the test at United's Carrington training ground on September 23 but, two days later, successfully passed a test.
The £29.1 million centre half's suspension will start on Monday January 12 but he has 16 days to appeal against the decision.
The punishment not only rules Ferdinand out of the second half of the Premiership season but he will also be missing from England's Euro 2004 campaign.
United have confirmed they will appeal against the sanctions and revealed their discontent at The FA's decision.
A statement from the Disciplinary Commission outlined their findings and confirmed the panel were unanimous in their verdict.
"The Disciplinary Commission sat on the 18 and 19 of December 2003 to hear the charge of misconduct brought against Rio Ferdinand in respect of an allegation that, on the 23 September 2003, he failed or refused to submit to a drugs test procedure required to be undertaken by the officials of UK Sport as agents for The Football Association and under the supervision of The Football Association Supervising Officer," read the statement.
"The Disciplinary Commission heard submissions made on behalf of Rio Ferdinand and The Football Association, considered the documentary evidence and the testimony of witnesses to the events surrounding the charge.
"The Disciplinary Commission unanimously found that the charge was proved against Rio Ferdinand.
"It was further decided he would be suspended for a period of eight months with effect from Monday 12 January 2004 and be fined the sum of £50,000.
"Having requested a personal hearing he was ordered to pay the full costs of the hearing."
The FA will also be hoping their hefty punishment of English football's most expensive player will appease Fifa after the chief executive of the game's ruling body, Sepp Blatter, previously revealed he would be prepared to step in if the censure was not severe enough
from Sky Sports.com
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1) System needs sorting out
2) Blatter shouldn't poke his nose about
BUT
A) Ferdinand shouldn't be so stupid
B) Clubs shouldn't be so damn powerful, like Man Utd, at least more so than the FA.
C) He may be an example, and 8 months is a long time, but it's a hell of a lot better than other sports, footballers need to be shot down to earth and to be perfectly honest, despite all the arguments back and forwards (valid in parts etc) I think he should take it and shut up.
2) Blatter shouldn't poke his nose about
BUT
A) Ferdinand shouldn't be so stupid
B) Clubs shouldn't be so damn powerful, like Man Utd, at least more so than the FA.
C) He may be an example, and 8 months is a long time, but it's a hell of a lot better than other sports, footballers need to be shot down to earth and to be perfectly honest, despite all the arguments back and forwards (valid in parts etc) I think he should take it and shut up.
All they've done is found him guilty of `missing a random test´...
It's not like they've proven he missed the test in the first-place because he was "high" before-hand, or anything, is it?!
Yet, with the rediculous length of this ban, that is how they appear to be treating this accident!
It's true - they are only doing this for themsleves!
I read an interview with one of the W'ankurs yesterday on the whole thing; and all he could talk-about was how it shows the FA are not a load of push-overs when it comes to drug-testing in our game - and absolutely nothing-else!
He says it shows footballers that they now know what-to-expect if ever they are caught in a similar situation... But all I can see is how this shows us all - yet-again - how incompitent the FA are at dealing with such delicate situations in the right way. Especially when under-pressure!
Really, we need to scrap them and bring-in some new kind of "law-enforcement team" for the British game...!
It's not like they've proven he missed the test in the first-place because he was "high" before-hand, or anything, is it?!
Yet, with the rediculous length of this ban, that is how they appear to be treating this accident!
It's true - they are only doing this for themsleves!
I read an interview with one of the W'ankurs yesterday on the whole thing; and all he could talk-about was how it shows the FA are not a load of push-overs when it comes to drug-testing in our game - and absolutely nothing-else!
He says it shows footballers that they now know what-to-expect if ever they are caught in a similar situation... But all I can see is how this shows us all - yet-again - how incompitent the FA are at dealing with such delicate situations in the right way. Especially when under-pressure!
Really, we need to scrap them and bring-in some new kind of "law-enforcement team" for the British game...!
Blatter really shouldn't bedoing this: He needs the backing of FIFA and UEFA representatives from a majority of the members of FIFA.
It's really just got out of Blatter's hands. He doesen't actually have the power to interfere with another country's FA. If he hadn't got involved, it would have probably been a 4 or 5 month ban.
It's really just got out of Blatter's hands. He doesen't actually have the power to interfere with another country's FA. If he hadn't got involved, it would have probably been a 4 or 5 month ban.
So Blatter is threatening to kick United out of competition if they take this as far as the courts.
I say go on then Blatter show us if you have the balls to do so. This isn't that Romanian team you kicked about, this is the richest and probably best recognised team around the world we're talking about here. I'm sure Fergie is going to love having a scrap with you. United have the right to make sure justice is done, which it hasn't been by a LONG way yet and won't stop until it is.
I say go on then Blatter show us if you have the balls to do so. This isn't that Romanian team you kicked about, this is the richest and probably best recognised team around the world we're talking about here. I'm sure Fergie is going to love having a scrap with you. United have the right to make sure justice is done, which it hasn't been by a LONG way yet and won't stop until it is.
YES, but the FA have gone a bit over the top due to Blatter's involvement in it.
All he had to do was go to the test in the first place, and none of this would have happened, so it's Rio's fault, however long the ban
just found out that football is the only sport, apart from cycling, that hasnt joined the anti-doping agency. that means they have no set rules and it is up to the f.a. of that country to decide the outcome, therefore there are no guidelines and decisions, can be varied, ridiculous, and contraversial.
football is lacking behind at this particular issue.
lighten up though, he can appeal, and he will play against tottenham today. however, you man.utd fans must be gutted.
this is another flaw of sepp blatter.
football is lacking behind at this particular issue.
lighten up though, he can appeal, and he will play against tottenham today. however, you man.utd fans must be gutted.
this is another flaw of sepp blatter.
Der Nazi wrote:
> Yes, but he is still a good player. Plus, other players such as Davids
> have recieved far shorter bans for similar offences; it's all because
> Blatter stuck his nose in with the problem of Rio still playing.
similar offences? they took drugs! and got lighters sentences!
> Yes, but he is still a good player. Plus, other players such as Davids
> have recieved far shorter bans for similar offences; it's all because
> Blatter stuck his nose in with the problem of Rio still playing.
similar offences? they took drugs! and got lighters sentences!
damn this is bad news
Yes, but he is still a good player. Plus, other players such as Davids have recieved far shorter bans for similar offences; it's all because Blatter stuck his nose in with the problem of Rio still playing.
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