Tonali has just gone for 100 million, isak went for 130. Bruno is captain and the most important player in our squad by a country mile. We ain't letting him go unless that isak price is near or matched. Not a chance #nufc
When one of, if not THE BEST sports lawyer in the world speaks, you listen. FIFA have royally fucked up here and every single word that fat old load trump speaks makes it look even worse 🙈
I was just reading about this. To me, it makes matters considerably worse.
The issue is no longer simply whether the original red card was justified. It is whether FIFA has undermined the integrity of the World Cup, and its own authority as the global regulator of football, by appearing either to invent a procedure or, at the very least, to apply its rules in a wholly unprecedented way, against a backdrop of acknowledged political pressure, while refusing to give reasons and seemingly leaving the decision with no meaningful avenue of challenge.
As someone committed to sporting integrity, transparency, fairness and the rule of law in sport, if the reports of what has happened are accurate, I find this deeply troubling.
For years I have represented players and others facing lengthy bans for betting offences where there has been no suggestion whatsoever of match manipulation, because the governing bodies, including FIFA, have consistently argued that preserving confidence in the integrity of the sport requires robust and uncompromising enforcement.
If that is the standard expected of participants, the regulator itself must be held to at least the same standard. If the reports are accurate, this decision, and the consequences for FIFA, could prove to be truly seismic, eclipsing the controversy about the red card itself.
#sportslaw #sports #fifa #balogun
@JGreenbergSez Just say you know absolutely fuck all about football mate. You can't go snapping someone's leg. Intentional or unintentional, it's a red. For the president of your country to call in and challenge it is morally wrong.