Champions League - Late decision on Ribery

Reuters - Mon, 10 May 18:52:00 2010

The Court of Arbitration for Sport is hoping to make a decision on Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery's appeal against his three-match ban four days before the Champions League final with Internazionale in Madrid.

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"The CAS will establish a procedural calendar very quickly after consultation with the representatives of all parties," said the sport's highest tribunal in a statement on Monday.

"CAS should be in a position to issue a final decision on 18 May."

The French international was handed the ban - applicable to European club competition - by UEFA for a studs-up challenge on Lisandro Lopez which earned a red card in the first leg of the semi-final win over Lyon.

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  1. give em 10 match ban,thats suit him

    From powell, on Tue 18 May 5:31

  2. Sunil_Man U Fan..
    actually there is no point to argue­ with u guys,,,,
    So i will leave it like that,,,Bayern­ Went to final....does not matter,,,,how..
    just like it­ didnt matter last year....when Barca went to­ final...and won it...Man u should have played Chelsea­ last year,,and if u deny it,,,then there is no point to­ argue,,,
    take care guys,,
    Peace..

    From Hoss, on Mon 17 May 3:52

  3. He deserve largely his Band. He is an ugly cheater. ­ But There is so many Mafia in football business­ nowadays, that its not a surprise to see him in the­ final next Saturday. I live in Bayern and hate this­ arrogant Club. Same as Chelsea

    From mike, on Mon 17 May 2:22

  4. sajib s

    please dont spew rubbish. ribery influenced­ the ref's decision clearly by hounding him for the­ card to be shown. and rafaels first yellow card was­ pretty ridiculous seeing as he should have got the foul­ in the first place. but for his petulance the yellow­ was maybe deserved. when holger nazi badstuber went­ studs up on valencia that should have been a straight­ red. and with one man down its a no brainer that united­ would have less posession, you dont need to blooody­ google it, only a team like lyon would have lower­ posession despite having been a man up. franck ribery -­ REAP WHAT YOU SOW. YOU DOG.

    From sunil_mufc, on Sun 16 May 12:17

  5. Sorry Man U possesion was 39.2...typed it wrong...

    From Hoss, on Sun 16 May 12:00

  6. Blah L..or whatever ur name is,,,Man u Right back­ Rafael,,,got a yellow card...first,,coz of kicking a­ Bayern player,,who was 5 yards away from ball,,and 2nd­ he was holding Ribery's hand,,,,search it­ online,,then u will see,,,,so all of u ,,Man u­ Fans,,PLS..STOP CRYING ABOUT RAFAEL ALREADY...and even­ Lyon player,,,Lopez said, ''Ribery didnt foul­ me in purpose,,he was just late...''...so­ pls...u guys,,stop crying..already...
    and even at Old­ trafford,,the game possesion was Bayen 60.8 Man U 59.2­ (search it online,,and then u will see)
    So u do the­ math,,pls...
    thanx

    From Hoss, on Sun 16 May 11:59

  7. reep what you sow ribery you cheated man utd of getting­ through when you got there right back silva sent off up­ until then bayern where second best and looking at a­ right hammering,Come on Inter

    From RUEBEN, on Sat 15 May 10:59

  8. Ribery ain't no German :) He is from France :p

    From Més que un club, on Thu 13 May 7:09

  9. I wonder if Ribery recalls how he rolled about crying­ to get Man Utds right back sent off...... reap what you­ sew springs to mind

    From blah L, on Wed 12 May 2:54

  10. as long as Uefa is undr Mafia control we should expet­ stuff like this, it was a simple offensive foul, many­ people say a yellow card was enough

    From Ardavan, on Tue 11 May 23:15

  11. what a bunch of idiots....

    ribery already paid the­ penalty for the red card.

    he has every right to play.

    From Aurelius, on Tue 11 May 14:01

  12. he has the right to appeal as in european club­ competitions a red card is a one match ban pending­ further investigation, UEFA has then decided that his­ ban would be increased to a 3-match ban due to the­ sicerity of the challenge which bayern deemed unfair! i­ personally think he should be suspended as it was a­ horror tackle but we shall see, he's not as good as­ people make him out to be anyway, robben is much much­ better!!

    From mitchmitch3131, on Tue 11 May 10:18

  13. everyone think back to last year when fletcher had an­ appeal denied if he plays shows the germans can get­ away with murder

    From Hannah, on Tue 11 May 10:15

  14. It is interesting to see whether or not CAS would­ accept the bribe that without any doubt accompanies­ this appeal....

    From Mick, on Tue 11 May 9:44

  15. HE DESERVED HIS RED CARD SO HOW CAN THEY ALLOW ANY­ APPEAL.

    From THOMAS, on Tue 11 May 9:24
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