SOC: Blatter reiterates appeal must go through sports body

AAP Sports News (Australia), December, 2003

AAP Sports News (Australia) 12-23-2003 SOC: Blatter reiterates appeal must go through sports body ZURICH, Dec 22 AFP - FIFA president Sepp Blatter today reiterated that any appeal against Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand's eight-month ban must go through an international sports arbitration tribunal and not through civil courts. "I have noted with satisfaction that this case has finally been dealt with and a decision passed," Blatter said in a statement released in the wake of the English FA's disciplinary ruling on Friday. "I also have to reiterate the official legal channels available at FIFA.

According to the Statutes of FIFA and its member associations, in this case, no recourse may be made to civil courts. The highest court would be the...

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