FIFA doping double standards

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Helix

bitter man united fan?

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Aliminator

WADA are now going to "push for hte maximum 2 year ban" for ferdinand. poor ferdinand. as an arsenal supporter i first laughed at this. but look, he's being made a martyr for anti-doping, which has good intentions. but still. footballers won't really care if they're not in the olympics now will they?

The Muppet

Good unbiased post but unfortunately wasted on the minority of WMA's here. The blatant injustice doesn't bother them until it affects one of their team and then they'll whining if we reciprocate. The hypocracy of fifa is obvious to the unbiased.

gandalf

Well I said in the original thread that 8 months was way OTT. At most he should have gotten 3 months.

I think FIFA need to change all the old fogies running it. Christ they make the FAI look progressive (and thats a scary thought!!).

Gandalf.

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paddyduff

Hmmmm... 8 months must be the 'high profile' case precedent now then. Although the italians have been successful with their appeals in the past... davids, stam... interesting to see what comes of this.

So, no wonder he could do that many somersaults after he scored! Lua Lua, you're next! Robbie Keane... i reckon it was just the drink that influenced your celebration, so you're ok.

The Muppet

Gadafi's son only got a three month ban for his positive test (he hasn't even played a minute of first team football!)

http://skysports.planetfootball.com...=180516&cpid=21

Hypocracy, another player gets 3 months ban for testing positive fro drugs. Blatter's silence is deafening. So much for the precedents starts here remarks in the Ferdinand case.

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The Muppet

It appears the nice Mr. Blatter wants to meet Manchester United to explain his position on his Rio statements. Hope Fergie Nuts him:D

From BBC:

Fifa president Sepp Blatter wants to meet Manchester United officials next month in a bid to make peace after the Rio Ferdinand saga.
Man Utd chief executive David Gill and manager Sir Alex Ferguson both criticised Blatter's comments over the Ferdinand affair.

Blatter told the Sunday Times: "We are in England at the end of February. We will definitely try and meet.

"By then the case should be over. I want to solve misunderstanding."

Ferdinand was given an eight-month ban at a hearing on 19 December after missing a drugs test at the club's training ground on 23 September.

Blatter added: "If you are in a family then you should observe the necessary discipline and respect to the rules of the family.

"Sometimes they [big clubs] do not understand the role or the part Fifa has to play and the responsibility a big club has towards the whole family of Fifa.

"The Premiership is the most attractive league in the world and the one with the highest audience, so it has more responsibilities than others."

Ferdinand has until 19 January to appeal against his punishment.

But Blatter criticised the length of time the Ferdinand case has taken.

He added: "I cannot understand this additional time of grace.

"If it had been dealt with in accordance with the Fifa regulations of the disciplinary committee then it should have been dealt with directly by suspending the player.

"Once that wasn't done, we left it to the FA and we have asked for the papers. When we have seen them we can say whether we are happy or not happy.

"The length of the ban didn't surprise me but we have to leave ourselves the option to intervene if we are not happy. This is the duty of Fifa.

"The Ferdinand case will be the textbook case once it's finished."

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