Rooney to miss Euro group stage after ban
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October 15, 2011, Saturday
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ENGLAND striker Wayne Rooney has been given a three-match international ban by UEFA for his sending-off against Montenegro last Friday, ruling him out of the group stage of Euro 2012.
"The striker will now be suspended from playing in his country's next three UEFA national competition matches for which he would be eligible," European soccer's governing body said in a statement in Nyon, Switzerland.
UEFA said Rooney had been sent off for "assault" in the 74th minute of the match which ended 2-2 in Podgorica, the final match of England's qualifying campaign.
England was leading 2-1 at the time and Rooney had helped set up both England goals before being sent off for a wild kick at Miodrag Dzudovic. The 2-2 draw gave England the point it needed to qualify.
UEFA's rule book calls for three-game bans in cases judged to be assault, rather than the mandatory one-match ban for receiving a red card.
England has three days to appeal the verdict. The English FA said it would wait to learn the full reasons before deciding on a response.
"Further to UEFA's decision to impose a three match suspension on Wayne Rooney following his sending off against Montenegro, the FA await the full reasons from the disciplinary committee, and will give full consideration to the decision internally, before deciding on any response to UEFA or making any further public comment," read an FA statement.
Expected appeal
The expected appeal is likely to be heard before England finds out its Euro 2012 opponents on December 2 when the draw is made in Kiev. Ukraine is co-hosting next year's tournament with Poland.
Rooney and the FA wrote letters of mitigation to the 10-man UEFA panel, which also weighed match referee Wolfgang Stark's report.
German Stark had praised Rooney for showing no dissent after his dismissal, and England hoped UEFA would see the offense as resulting from frustration rather than malice.
Rooney, who was also sent off in the 2006 World Cup, was playing one day after his father and uncle were arrested and bailed by police over an alleged betting scam.
England has no other player like the 25-year-old, who can be deadly as a striker and act as a playmaker.
Manager Fabio Capello, who defended his decision to pick the striker for the game, has already said that Rooney would not start in any of the Euro warm-up friendlies.
"The striker will now be suspended from playing in his country's next three UEFA national competition matches for which he would be eligible," European soccer's governing body said in a statement in Nyon, Switzerland.
UEFA said Rooney had been sent off for "assault" in the 74th minute of the match which ended 2-2 in Podgorica, the final match of England's qualifying campaign.
England was leading 2-1 at the time and Rooney had helped set up both England goals before being sent off for a wild kick at Miodrag Dzudovic. The 2-2 draw gave England the point it needed to qualify.
UEFA's rule book calls for three-game bans in cases judged to be assault, rather than the mandatory one-match ban for receiving a red card.
England has three days to appeal the verdict. The English FA said it would wait to learn the full reasons before deciding on a response.
"Further to UEFA's decision to impose a three match suspension on Wayne Rooney following his sending off against Montenegro, the FA await the full reasons from the disciplinary committee, and will give full consideration to the decision internally, before deciding on any response to UEFA or making any further public comment," read an FA statement.
Expected appeal
The expected appeal is likely to be heard before England finds out its Euro 2012 opponents on December 2 when the draw is made in Kiev. Ukraine is co-hosting next year's tournament with Poland.
Rooney and the FA wrote letters of mitigation to the 10-man UEFA panel, which also weighed match referee Wolfgang Stark's report.
German Stark had praised Rooney for showing no dissent after his dismissal, and England hoped UEFA would see the offense as resulting from frustration rather than malice.
Rooney, who was also sent off in the 2006 World Cup, was playing one day after his father and uncle were arrested and bailed by police over an alleged betting scam.
England has no other player like the 25-year-old, who can be deadly as a striker and act as a playmaker.
Manager Fabio Capello, who defended his decision to pick the striker for the game, has already said that Rooney would not start in any of the Euro warm-up friendlies.
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