SWITZERLAND: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: UEFA appeal court confirms three match ban on Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery, will miss CL final

Record ID: 572944

  • Title: SWITZERLAND: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: UEFA appeal court confirms three match ban on Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery, will miss CL final
  • Date: 6th May 2010
  • Summary: NYON, SWITZERLAND (5 MAY 2010) (REUTERS) UEFA FLAGS EXTERIOR OF THE UEFA HEADQUARTERS ZOOM IN ON BAYERN MUNICH DELEGATION WALKING TOWARDS THE APPEAL HEARING IN UEFA LOBBY BAYERN MUNICH STRIKER FRANK RIBERY WALKING INTO THE APPEAL HEARING JOURNALISTS RIBERY WAITING FOR THE APPEAL COURT'S DECISION IN THE UEFA LOBBY JOURNALISTS BAYERN MUNICH CHAIRMAN KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE WALKING OUT OF THE HEARING CAMERAMAN (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYERN MUNICH CHAIRMAN KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE SAYING: "Unfortunately the Court did not follow our defence argument, we must say that loud and clear, they confirmed in principle the original ruling, that is a three games sanction, a three games ban." CAMERMAN (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYERN MUNICH CHAIRMAN KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE SAYING: "I now take it and hope he also takes it that we will go to the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne and appeal, we will keep on fighting." RUMENIGGE LEAVING THE UEFA FOLLOWED BY MEDIA RUMENIGGE GETTING INTO HIS CAR AND LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 21st May 2010 13:00
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  • Location: Switzerland
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA36UJ0U7T6PVIJMXCP8ESRKQQ2
  • Story Text: Bayern Munich striker Franck Ribery is set to miss the Champions League final after UEFA rejected an appeal against a three-match European ban on Wednesday. (May 5) The German club said they would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), sport's highest tribunal, over the ruling which they described as harsh.
    The Frenchman was dismissed before halftime in the first leg of the semi-final against Olympique Lyon for a studs-up challenge on Lisandro Lopez and Ribery has already served one match out of the three-game suspension.
    "Unfortunately the Court did not follow our defence argument, we must say that loud and clear, they confirmed in principle the original ruling, that is a three games sanction, a three games ban", Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told reporters.
    "I now take it and hope he also takes it that we will go to the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne and appeal, we will keep on fighting."
    UEFA said Bayern were within their rights to go to CAS.
    "Given the outcome of the proceedings, Bayern Munich and the player have the right to lodge an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport," said the statement.
    A UEFA spokesman said appeals could be launched at CAS for bans lasting for two matches or more.
    Bayern Munich play Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Madrid on May 22.
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