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Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
It is a Uefa tournament and what goes on in Switzerland should stay in Switzerland.
Sion got kicked out of the Europa Cup, surely that is enough?
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FIFA is involved as the original dispute was intercontinental, over the signing of an Egyptian goalie which the Egyptian club complained about.
Following investigation of said dispute, it was found that they broke regulations and FIFA imposed a one year transfer embargo.
Sion went ahead and signed players whilst under the ban.
Since then, Celtic and all of Sion's opponents have played their games against them under protest. The only reason why the players were/are still playing in the Swiss league is that Sion sucessfully argued that the embargo had ended and got a court ruling from a Swiss Civil court to allow the players to play. A big FU to FIFA, you could say.
On Thursday they lost their appeal against UEFA decision to kick them out of and for reinstatement to the Europa league at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
That their chairman is a bit of a loose cannon doesn't really help them. i.e. calling for Platini to be jailed for failing to restore them to the competition after a local court ordered that UEFA should do so.
So now, FIFA gets to bring the hammer down. They meet with the Swiss FA, are demanding that Sion lose ALL their points for this season for ineligible players, or else .....
No doubt the Swiss FA will comply as they have a international against Argentina coming up and Basel's interests to protect not to mention they could care less about Sion, given their attempt to continue to circumvent the rules and ignore UEFA's ruling in favour of a civil court.
Man U don't get back in, but nonetheless the conspiracy theories roll on.
The bit I don't understand is why did UEFA accept the registration of the players prior to the Celtic game. They felt bound by the Swiss civil court's ruling also?
