[b]Chelsea, Ashley Cole and Jose Mourinho have all been found guilty of breaching Premier League rules.[/b]
The row erupted in January after newspaper reports alleged that the parties met in a London hotel to discuss a transfer for Cole, and charges were brought in March against Chelsea, the player and Blues boss Mourinho.
The inquiry was launched in mid-May and the panel had been deliberating ever since hearing from the parties involved and have returned guilty verdicts.
Cole jetted in from New York, having been on tour with England, to hear the verdict and was found to have been in breach of rule K5, which prohibited him from approaching Chelsea with a view to negotiating a transfer, without permission from Arsenal.
Chelsea were found to have broken rule K3, forbidding them from approaching Cole by any means while under contract.
Mourinho was in breach of rule Q, governing managers’ conduct.
Cole said recently that he had been affected by the row, but it remains to be seen if he can draw a line under the events having been found guilty.
The full back has two years to run on his Highbury contract and it remains to be seen if The Gunners opt to retain the 24-year-old or move him on.
Punishments have yet to be announced, but it is likely that hefty fines will be meted out.
More to follow
Estou curioso para ver o castigo, será que a Federação Inglesa arranjou uma oportunidade para meter os Liverlamps na liga dos campeões? :twisted:
[b]Chelsea, Ashley Cole and Jose Mourinho have all been found guilty of breaching Premier League rules.[/b]
The row erupted in January after newspaper reports alleged that the parties met in a London hotel to discuss a transfer for Cole, and charges were brought in March against Chelsea, the player and Blues boss Mourinho.
The inquiry was launched in mid-May and the panel had been deliberating ever since hearing from the parties involved and have returned guilty verdicts.
Cole jetted in from New York, having been on tour with England, to hear the verdict and was found to have been in breach of rule K5, which prohibited him from approaching Chelsea with a view to negotiating a transfer, without permission from Arsenal.
Chelsea were found to have broken rule K3, forbidding them from approaching Cole by any means while under contract.
Mourinho was in breach of rule Q, governing managers’ conduct.
Cole said recently that he had been affected by the row, but it remains to be seen if he can draw a line under the events having been found guilty.
The full back has two years to run on his Highbury contract and it remains to be seen if The Gunners opt to retain the 24-year-old or move him on.
Punishments have yet to be announced, but it is likely that hefty fines will be meted out.
More to follow
Estou curioso para ver o castigo, será que a Federação Inglesa arranjou uma oportunidade para meter os Liverlamps na liga dos campeões? :twisted:
Essa ideia do Liverpool na LC passou-me pela cabeça! :idea:
Estava um comentador da Sky a dizer que uma das penalizações que pode ser aplicada ao Chelsea é a perda de pontos. Mas, continua ele, se a intenção é retirar-lhes o titulo, teria de ser uma penalização brutal, porque o Chesea ganhou o campeonato com milhas de distância do 2º.
Outra opção é a do Chelsea começar a próxima temporada com pontos negativos…
Quanto ao Mourinho, não disseram nada nos comentários. Talvez mais logo, porque o Mourinho dá sempre pano pra mangas… hehehe
Com certeza que dinheiro teria algum sentido como multa no caso de se tratar de outro clube que não o chelsea. Não me parece que 300 mil ou mesmo 1 milhão de euros fizesse grande mossa no espírito dessas gentes.
Se fosse eu a mandar era a opção de começarem com menos 6 pontos no próximo campeonato. Mas conhecendo o Mourinho ainda aproveitava a situação para fazer uma campanha “contra um e contra todos” e motivar ainda mais os jogadores, por isso não sei o que afectará realmente o chelsea.
O Mourinho ganha o campeonato de qualquer maneira, começando com pontos negativos ou com 0. Seria ridiculo tirarem um campeonato ao Chelsea quando foi ganho por milhas de avanço
Últimas da sede da premier legue:
O Cole ficou 100K “quid” mais pobre, e o Chelsea em 300K (- 3 pontos a deduzir na época 2005/2006 se reincidirem) e o “mouro peq”… 200K… por não ter recusado ir ao encontro…
Para além da multa, numa situação como esta a penalização mais lógica seria impedir que o Cole fosse para o Chelsea nos próximos anos. Retirar pontos acho que seria misturar as coisas sem sentido nenhum.
era a opção de começarem com menos 6 pontos no próximo campeonato. Mas conhecendo o Mourinho ainda aproveitava a situação para fazer uma campanha “contra um e contra todos” e motivar ainda mais os jogadores, por isso não sei o que afectará realmente o chelsea.