Football: UEFA may appeal own committee’s sanctions

Uefa may appeal against punishment handed out to Serbia for incidents in an under-21 match against England in October.

BERNE:

European governing body Uefa may appeal against the punishment handed out to Serbia for incidents in an under-21 match against England in October, according to a source close to the body’s president Michel Platini.

Uefa has the right to appeal against decisions made by its own disciplinary committee and ask for tougher sanctions if it considers they are too lenient. Platini, who is in Japan, will make a judgment call after studying the full reasoned decision which will be published by the disciplinary committee in a few days, the source told Reuters. The English Football Association has criticised Uefa for not sending a ‘strong enough message’ on racism after the disciplinary committee fined Serbia $104,700 on Thursday.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 15^th, 2012.