Sion claim new court win invalidating Celtic's Europa League inclusion

[ian1964 10,461]

FC Sion says it has won a court injunction that invalidates Atlético Madrid's 2-0 victory over Celtic and Udinese's 2-1 win against Rennes in the Europa League on Thursday.

 

Sion says the ruling in Uefa's home canton (state) of Vaud means Group I is invalid if the Swiss club is excluded.

 

Uefa said it was not represented in court, and had no comment on Sion's latest legal action. Fifa's world football statutes forbid clubs going to civil courts to settle disputes.

 

Sion has challenged Uefa on several fronts since being expelled from the Europa League for fielding ineligible players when beating Celtic in the playoff round.

 

Uefa's President Michel Platini insisted that Celtic must be reinstated.

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/sep/16/sion-celtic-europa-league

[GovanAllan 0]

Dog with a bone springs to mind, but it's a waste of time this the higher than god uefa we are talking about there word is law and no one tells them different.

 

Hope am wrong because they need to brought down a peg or two.

[Guest Dutchy]

Seems like the SFA are not the only administration that don't have a clue!

 

I'm sure the civil courts have a totoally diffirent set of values to UEFA's and as they were not represented in court, the court has only heard one side of the story. UEFA don't seem to have been able to point out that Sion broke the rules of the governing body, whose competition they were playing in.

 

This is to me, once more, is the negative side of so much money in the game. So much that Sion, or who ever else may deem it necessary to go running to the court to get their cash flow flowing. What a disaster? But I'm sure UEFA should be proved as right in this matter. Sion played inelligable players, simple!

[Gazza_8 233]

Sion need to admit defeat and move on. It's becoming embarrassing and cringeworthy.

[Guest Dutchy]

Well here's todays statement form the 53 member associations:

 

The independant sports justice system is the best guaarantor of equality and fairness for all perticipants in sports. Any member of the football family which refuses to accept the rules of the competition should not participate in it.

 

Seems straightforward enough to me and everybody knew it, except Sion.

[calscot 0]

The only way I can see Sion winning is if they can prove that UEFA have broken their own rules in some way.

[Gazza_8 233]

Is this still going on? Jeez.

[ian1964 10,461]

CELTIC’S Europa League group could be plunged into chaos today.

 

Sion have won a ruling in the Swiss court of Vaud ordering UEFA to reinstate them to the competition.

 

A Swiss judge, who claimed that European football’s governing body had abused their rights, ordered that Sion had to be placed back in the Europa League with immediate effect and UEFA were ordered to pay the court costs and 1,000 Swiss Francs for every day that they refuse to let the Swiss club back in.

 

UEFA refused to make an official comment yesterday apart from saying they will study the decision and then release a statement today.

 

Sion president Christian Constantin is confident UEFA will have to bow to the Swiss courts because if they don’t then it could cause problems for them since their headquarters and registered offices are base in Nyon, Switzerland.

 

Sion were kicked out of the competition for breaking a FIFA transfer embargo and fielding ineligible players in their play-off round win over Celtic – although they claimed they hadn’t broken any rules.

 

The Hoops, who are already two fixtures into their Europa League group campaign, were given their place alongside Atletico Madrid, Rennes and Udinese.

 

It now remains to be seen whether UEFA abide by the court’s decision and bring Sion back in.

 

That would cause major issues as UEFA would either have to kick Celtic out or look at the possibility of a five-team group, with additional fixtures.

 

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/275834/Celtic-face-Euro-chaos-

[GovanAllan 0]

Not letting this go are they.

[Gazza_8 233]

Imagine if Celtic are kicked out and Sion let back in. The uproar would be fantastic!!!