FA Slams Rio Ferdinand with three-match ban, £25,000 fine over Twitter taunt

Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand will miss three games and pay a fine of $25,000 over a twitter comment, the Football Association has announced.

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The 35 year old posted a comment with reference to gender last month which has landed him in the situation which will see him miss an encounter with Chelsea, Manchester City and Newcastle if an appeal is not brought forward and upheld.

Report on Skysports has this statement from the FA which read: “Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand has been suspended for three matches commencing with immediate effect, subject to any appeal, after an FA misconduct charge against him was found proven.

''It was alleged a comment Ferdinand posted on his twitter account was abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting and/or improper.

“It was further alleged that this breach was aggravated pursuant to FA Rule E3(2) as the comment included a reference to gender.

''Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing on Wednesday 29 October, Ferdinand was also fined £25,000, severely warned as to his future conduct and ordered to attend an education programme, arranged by The FA within four months.''

FIFA makes u-turn, lifts suspension on Nigerian Football

The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has lifted the suspension placed on the Nigerian Football Federation 9 July 2014 on account of government interference.

today, lifted the suspension that was imposed on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on 9 July 2014 on account of external interference. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/fifa-lifts-ban-nigeria/#sthash.VJbd3l25.dpuf

Vanguard, reports that NFF stated in a release: “FIFA has noted that the court proceedings and order preventing the president of the NFF, the NFF Executive Committee members and the NFF Congress from running the affairs of Nigerian football that prompted the suspension have been withdrawn.

“As statutory order has been reinstated at the NFF and the legitimate bodies reinstalled, FIFA has decided to lift the suspension as of today, Friday 18 July 2014.

“The lifting of the suspension means that all rights of the NFF as a FIFA member as defined in article 12 of the FIFA Statutes are reinstated,” it said.

Breaking: FIFA Emergency Committee suspends Nigeria

FIFA’s Emergency Committee has decided to suspend the football body with immediate effect, due to government interference.

It was reported Last week that, Alhaji Aminu Maigari was sacked by a court, a move which FIFA claims contravenes Article 13, par. 1 and article 17, par. 1 of its Statutes, which demands that member associations manage their affairs independently, without influence from third parties.

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