Ferdiand Ban Appeal Unsuccessful
By David Hobbs
March 19 2004
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdiand has had his ban appeal rejected by The Disciplinary Commission and it is confirmed that he will serve the full 8 months of the long ban. Ferdiand was banned from football for 8months in the winter after not attending a drugs test at Carrington training ground
| Ferdiand Ban Appeal Unsuccessful |
| Manchester United defender Rio
Ferdiand has had his ban appeal rejected by The Disciplinary Commission
and it is confirmed that he will serve the full 8 months of the ban and
will sadly miss Euro 2004.
Ferdinand, who was signed for a whopping £30 million from Leeds in 2002, was prohibited from playing football for 8-months in the winter after not attending a random drugs test at United's Carrington training ground and has had his appeal rejected. The statement released by The Disciplinary
Commission read: "The Disciplinary Commission sat on the 18 and 19 of
December 2003 to hear the charge of misconduct brought against Rio
Ferdinand in respect of an allegation that, on the 23 September 2003, he
failed or refused to submit to a drugs test procedure required to be
undertaken by the officials of UK Sport as agents for The Football
Association and under the supervision of The Football Association
Supervising Officer." "It was further decided he would be
suspended for a period of 8 months with effect from Monday 12 January 2004
and be fined the sum of £50,000." |
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