Bald Student
03/11/2003, 2:04 PM
I read in the papers over the weekend that Man U were thinking of taking a civil case against the FA over Rio Ferdinands name being leaked to the press when he skipped a drugs test.
Man U were stopped though because apparently FIFA rules say that no club can take a case to the courts, they have to use the dispute mechanisims available to them inside their own FA, and can appeal to the international court of sport arbitration if they are still unhappy.
The paper said that FIFA had interveaned in the past so stop clubs from taking each other or their FA to court. Does anyone know anything more about this? A lot of eL clubs have gone to the high court in the last few seasons.
Man U were stopped though because apparently FIFA rules say that no club can take a case to the courts, they have to use the dispute mechanisims available to them inside their own FA, and can appeal to the international court of sport arbitration if they are still unhappy.
The paper said that FIFA had interveaned in the past so stop clubs from taking each other or their FA to court. Does anyone know anything more about this? A lot of eL clubs have gone to the high court in the last few seasons.