European football's governing body UEFA has decided against allowing Swiss club FC Sion back
into the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League, thus maintaining Glasgow Celtic's place in Group I of the
competition which begins this Thursday.
FC Sion qualified for this season's competition following an aggregate victory against the
Scottish giants in the Play-Off round but were subsequently expelled following a protest from the
Parkhead club who claimed that a number of the Swiss club's players were ineligible.
Former FIFA Executive Committee member, Asian Football Confederation president, and FIFA
presidential candidate Mohammed Bin Hammam's appeal of his lifetime ban was rejected by FIFA's
Appeals Committee. The decision was announced on Thursday. Bin Hammam has previously promised to
take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with the expectation that his appeal within
FIFA would be unsuccessful.
Bin Hammam to continue fight after losing ban appeal
Qatari is going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to pursue his case against FIFA
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Bin Hammam to continue fight after losing ban appeal
Qatari is going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to pursue his case against FIFA
View the full story here: The Mirror
A news article on 2011-09-16 08:24:59 from: The Mirror
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FC Sion is a small club from a small Swiss town, one which only harbors under 30,000
inhabitants. And yet, they seem to be single-handedly taking on and defeating UEFA in perhaps the
fall's most intriguin football sideshow outside of Who Wants A Beckham? (PSG is, yes, the
perfect fit.)
After being booted from Europe by UEFA for fielding ineligible playesr, they've gone to court to
take them on, and in the process, beat them.
