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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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What annoys me here is the FA's stupidity; they've stabbed themselves in the back with rusty knives.
They COULD have contacted Rio, but failed.
They COULD have rearranged the test for a soon as possible, but didn't.
They HAVE stopped him from representing his country in Euro 2004. Which is stupid, because if the side are depleted without him, valuable cash and reputation may well be lost.
If he appeals, the ban could be lowered to as low as a few months. To be honest, He's rich, so increasing the fine and decreasing the ban would be a good thing for the honour of club and country.
They COULD have contacted Rio, but failed.
They COULD have rearranged the test for a soon as possible, but didn't.
They HAVE stopped him from representing his country in Euro 2004. Which is stupid, because if the side are depleted without him, valuable cash and reputation may well be lost.
If he appeals, the ban could be lowered to as low as a few months. To be honest, He's rich, so increasing the fine and decreasing the ban would be a good thing for the honour of club and country.
blooddy ridiculous. as he called the drug testers and asked for a test THAT DAY, he should have been given the test later that day r the following day, He should have had to pay for the test andbe fined two weeks wages and that should have been the end of it.
I was expecting a 3 game ban but was not suprised when the 8 month ban was handed out as a similar thing happened to a lower league player in Rugby League, he was handed a 6 month ban.
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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