Fucking mancs could be let back into Champions League

[Marko121]

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.

[Marko121]

Sorry - Double thread - please delete

[gumps]

Non-story this.

 

Deadline is January so they still have time. Don't see any reason why Swiss FA would threaten all Swiss interest in football over one team, so they will probably comply.

 

Also, draws have all been made, so if the worst case scenario happened then the easiest thing would be to just give Basle's opponents the bye.

 

Another thing, Basle would be extremely pissed as they are not at fault in all this.

 

As I said, just press shit-stirring.

[TheDrowningMan]

Non-story this.

 

Deadline is January so they still have time. Don't see any reason why Swiss FA would threaten all Swiss interest in football over one team, so they will probably comply.

 

Also, draws have all been made, so if the worst case scenario happened then the easiest thing would be to just give Basle's opponents the bye.

 

Another thing, Basle would be extremely pissed as they are not at fault in all this.

 

As I said, just press shit-stirring.

 

Yeah, you'd have to give the opponents a buy. Otherwise, if you're doing it retroactively, you'd surely have to put Basel's CL qualifying opponent into the second round, as you've effectively said that they didn't take part in the competition this season. It's irrefutably easier to make a case for them taking the position than Man Utd.

[18-5]

Meh, we got into the CL in 2006 even though we did not qualify via the league. We even made close to 30 million quid in CL money.

 

Wouldn't give a damn if it indeed happened.

[Guest San Don]

Non-story this.

 

Deadline is January so they still have time. Don't see any reason why Swiss FA would threaten all Swiss interest in football over one team, so they will probably comply.

 

Also, draws have all been made, so if the worst case scenario happened then the easiest thing would be to just give Basle's opponents the bye.

 

Another thing, Basle would be extremely pissed as they are not at fault in all this.

 

As I said, just press shit-stirring.

 

I wouldnt be too sure if I was you.

 

The swiss fa has already backed down once when sion took their claim to a swiss court. And, if the swiss fa now decide to face up to fifa \ uefa, make no bones about it, this will get very messy and united could get a backdoor route into the CL

[Marko121]

Of course it will in no way benefit UEFA to have the Mancs back in the competition would it? Like i said, wouldnt put this past them

[GUS]

So if Man U are reinstated in the Champions League who takes their place against Ajax in the Europa League? Simpler to give Basle's Champions League opponents a bye.

[Guest San Don]

So if Man U are reinstated in the Champions League who takes their place against Ajax in the Europa League? Simpler to give Basle's Champions League opponents a bye.

 

Gus, do you seriously think UEFA are bothered about who plays in the Europa League compared to having the club who've appeared in 3 of the last 4 CL finals back in the comp? No, neither do I.

[Jim MM]

I hope it happens so they can get dumped out twice in one season.

[goatboy59]

[George Costanza]

There is 0 Kelvin chance of this happening. Non story

[T_R]

Fuck I really really dislike those scum pricks.

 

 

 

Picture featured in a Aussie mag.. Quite appropriate.

[bri]

Non Story for me. FIFA are in no way going fuck over the Swiss FA. No other country on the planet (maybe Monaco) would offer the deal FIFA get by being based in Switzerland.

[redsoxs]

There's Story's like this every year, it's just bullshit to sell papers.

[chris71]

Denmark 1992 Euro champs anyone?

The revenue having those fucks back in the competition would bring in would be astronomical compered with Basel. And those UEFA dicks know it.

Just hope it is paper filler but then again even if they did get back you couldn't see them lasting that long in it. I think!

[fowler9]

bollocks, it'd be like us getting chucked out because QPR or someone made a fuck up

[Red Phoenix]

It's a disgrace. Think of the achievement getting through was for Basel too, then they've got all this shit to deal with. The filthy corrupt fucks. Apparently the whole thing that started the issue with the swiss was dodgy too.

 

Really makes you wonder what the point is sometimes.

[fowler9]

as much of a cunt he was on the pitch Keane has grown on me since he retired

[Carradona]

Roy Keane always says it how it is, when talking about club football. That comment about the whole Magnier thing will hopefully send Ferguson into a fit.

[Funkasy]

I like this, then they would be knocked out of the champions league twice in the same season, no one has ever been that bad before.

[Gym Beglin]

The players won the right to play in August after taking their case to a court in Martigny, Switzerland, and the club won an injunction ordering their reinstatement at a further hearing at one of the country's civil courts, this time in Vaud.

 

As a result, the Swiss Football League (SFL) backed down from enforcing the Fifa ban in domestic competitions.

 

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FIFA could well ban Swiss clubs if you ask me. Like was already said, i don't care if United do get their place back, they'll just get thumped by someone else.

[Gym Beglin]

Read some of the comments on that Mail article, fucking peasants.

"how dare he say..."

 

Fuck off, you stupid sky-bred cunts.