Man Utd to return to CL??

Manchester United could return to this season's Champions League if the Swiss Football Association fails to comply with Fifa and punish FC Sion.

Sion were thrown out of the Europa League for fielding ineligible players in their match against Celtic.

The Swiss FA has until 13 January to act and Fifa has threatened to suspend Switzerland and their club sides.

If the ban took effect, FC Basel would be ejected from the Champions League and United could be reinstated.

The Swiss champions knocked Sir Alex Ferguson's side out of European football's elite competition and into the Europa League, earning a 3-3 draw at Old Trafford before winning the home match 2-1.

Sion were put under a transfer embargo over the signing of Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El Hadary, but proceeded to sign six players in the summer.
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Should the deadline not be respected, the Swiss FA will be automatically suspended from 14 January 2012 onwards

Fifa statement

The six players took their case to a civil court in the canton of Valais, which ruled they could play, and subsequently fielded them in the Swiss league.

Sion then fielded five of the six players during the Europa League play-off tie against Celtic and were kicked out of the competition as a result, with Uefa's decision to expel them upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday.

Fifa has now ordered the Swiss FA to enforce a ban on registering six Sion players signed during the transfer embargo.

"As a consequence, all matches in which the relevant players participated shall be declared forfeit or three points shall be deducted respectively," Fifa said. "Should this deadline not be respected, the Swiss FA will be automatically suspended from 14 January 2012 onwards."

Under the terms of a Fifa suspension, a country's national and club teams, referees and officials are prohibited from taking part in international matches and meetings, or receive Fifa funding.

Well, this is an absolute joke.


Basel have done nothing wrong, if it does go through then FIFA must be changed.

Fergie power

urbaNRoots wrote:Fergie power

banning basel when they did nothing wrong is a crime

TomJuve wrote:Well, this is an absolute joke.


Basel have done nothing wrong, if it does go through then FIFA must be changed.

FIFA/UEFA is an absolute joke

if this goes through im protesting in front of UEFA HQ naked...

Sounds farfetched and will probably come to nothing. But it's United, so who knows

Lex wrote:Sounds farfetched and will probably come to nothing. But it's United, so who knows

Pipe down flex

I hope this doesn't happen and I am sure it won't. We don't deserve to be in the last 16 this season.

Plus, we have a great fixture v Ajax in the Europa League. So I hope things stand the way are they are now.

spanky489 wrote:if this goes through im protesting in front of UEFA HQ naked...

Poor man's Caceres

This is a fuc^ing disgrace.

Not happening.

UEFA using their wild card on this? I guess this means its game over for Farca's CL hopes this year.

i might sound like im trooling over here

even if it happens the fifa headquarters are in switzerland if fifa decides to ban switzerland switzerland car freeze fifa's mooney with in the country along side all the assets

Meh Bayern will just send them home crying again. Double the pain.

Kick corruption out of Football.

Even if Basel is suspended it just means Bayern get automatic qualification to quarter final...

Idrisozet wrote:Even if Basel is suspended it just means Bayern get automatic qualification to quarter final...

and KHR starting a diffrent competition

lol this will never happen...

iftikhar wrote:

TomJuve wrote:Well, this is an absolute joke.


Basel have done nothing wrong, if it does go through then FIFA must be changed.

FIFA/UEFA is an absolute joke

That's a fair point.



Might come to nothing. But for the idea to come over FIFA is stupid enough.

It's nothing against united. But shouldn't happen for any team.

Wait this is real?

I thought this was actually a joke.

The Swiss FA want Basel to stay in the CL so they will punish the other Swiss team without a doubt.

EarlyPrototype wrote:Meh Bayern will just send them home crying again. Double the pain.

Calm down you baby. I know ur scared in case we might meet your lot and whoop ur behinds.

doesnt surprise me

UEFA is unbelievably corrupt

No matter, they wuod be eliminate by bayern