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England coach Eriksson criticises FA bosses
November 18, 2003 11:48 IST
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has criticised his Football Association (FA) employers over the length of time it is taking to settle the Rio Ferdinand misconduct charge. Manchester United central defender Ferdinand was last month charged by the FA over his "failure or refusal" to take a drugs test in September. "It's crazy that Rio Ferdinand, after eight weeks, does not yet know if he's guilty or not guilty, or if he's going to be fined or suspended for one month or whatever," Eriksson told British newspapers on Tuesday. | Also Read | | |
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"But he has already been banned by the FA for eight weeks as far as England are concerned. The process takes far too long and I don't think it's fair. "I also don't understand, or agree with, the system for selecting players in those circumstances," added the England coach. He also had to discard Alan Smith from his squad for the 3-2 friendly defeat by Denmark on Sunday after the Leeds United striker was arrested over an alleged bottle-throwing incident in a League Cup match against Manchester United last month.
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