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Fucking mancs could be let back into Champions League


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Wouldnt put this past the lucky manc twats

BBC Sport - Manchester United could be handed Champions League place

 

Manchester United could be handed Champions League place

Page last updated at 14:53 GMT, Saturday, 17 December 2011

E-mail this to a friendPrintable version Swiss side FC Basel knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League Manchester United could return to this season's Champions League if the Swiss Football Association fails to comply with Fifa and punish FC Sion.

 

Sion were thrown out of the Europa League for fielding ineligible players in their match against Celtic.

 

The Swiss FA has until 13 January to act and Fifa has threatened to suspend Switzerland and their club sides.

 

If the ban took effect, FC Basel would be ejected from the Champions League and United could be reinstated.

 

The Swiss champions knocked Sir Alex Ferguson's side out of European football's elite competition and into the Europa League, earning a 3-3 draw at Old Trafford before winning the home match 2-1.

 

Sion were put under a transfer embargo over the signing of Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El Hadary, but proceeded to sign six players in the summer.

 

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Should the deadline not be respected, the Swiss FA will be automatically suspended from 14 January 2012 onwards

Fifa statement

The six players took their case to a civil court in the canton of Valais, which ruled they could play, and subsequently fielded them in the Swiss league.

 

Sion then fielded five of the six players during the Europa League play-off tie against Celtic and were kicked out of the competition as a result, with Uefa's decision to expel them upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday.

 

Fifa has now ordered the Swiss FA to enforce a ban on registering six Sion players signed during the transfer embargo.

 

"As a consequence, all matches in which the relevant players participated shall be declared forfeit or three points shall be deducted respectively," Fifa said. "Should this deadline not be respected, the Swiss FA will be automatically suspended from 14 January 2012 onwards."

 

Under the terms of a Fifa suspension, a country's national and club teams, referees and officials are prohibited from taking part in international matches and meetings, or receive Fifa funding.

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