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Originally Posted by Rob
You might expect the same but their aren't concrete rules and that's the problem. It's been a clear case of rules for one person and rules for others. Why did Blatter stick his nose in this case when he didn't for any others? Why were there 3 members of the FA on the 8 man commission deciding the case? Why did it take 3 months to get a ruling?
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You may think its a case of different rules and they are. THINGS HAVE CHANGED since the Negouai case.
Palios has come in to crack down on drugs. FIFA have said they are going to crack down on drugs.
Added to this was the fact that Rio and Man U refused to accept that they had done wrong. Requesting a personal hearing to lay the blame at the FA's door is not going to endear themselves to the FA. Rio didn't even accept the charge of "the failure or refusal by a player to submit to drug testing as required by a competent official".
HOW THE HELL can he claim that he didn't fail to take a drugs test.
Maybe if he accepted the damn charge, accept his own error and moved on then he wouldnt hhve got such a long ban.