Kerala Blasters FC informed the All India Football Federation (AIFF) that they are filing an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) since they did not pay the fine for their walkout against Bengaluru FC within the allotted two weeks. CAS is the world’s leading venue for settling sporting disputes, and it is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Kerala Blasters have filed an appeal with CAS,” a source who has tracked the development told TOI on Friday. “However, there is still some time for the club to file in detail which should be done in the next one or two weeks.”
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AIFF’s disciplinary committee penalised Kerala Blasters Rs 4 crore and stated that quitting a game or putting one into shame was “unacceptable as it undermines the values of fair play, respect, and integrity.”.Blasters contested the judgement, but the AIFF appeals committee rejected it early this month and required the team to pay the fee within two weeks in an order it issued on June 2.
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Ivan Vukomanovic, the coach of the Blasters, was given a 10-game suspension and fined Rs. 5 lakh after leading a walkout at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava stadium in protest of what he saw to be an unjust judgement that allowed Sunil Chhetri to score in extra time
“We, however, disagree with the observation of the disciplinary committee that this was a case in which the maximum penalty of Rs. 6 crore should have been imposed,” the appeals panel said in its order. “We believe that the maximum should be reserved for extreme cases, such as those in which such abandonment action is accompanied by other serious violations of the Code. Nonetheless, we see no reason to increase or reduce the penalty of Rs. 4 crore.”
It was not immediately clear on what grounds Blasters had filed an appeal with CAS, but the club had argued before both committees that they should not have received such a severe penalty because the AIFF and ISL’s ethics rules forbade management from contacting the team and asking them to reconsider their boycott. The appeals committee did concur that the 4 crore rupee fine was a “appropriate penalty” for the abandonment.
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