Chapter Five Hundred and Thirty-Four, the Final Result of Punishment

In the FA office, all relevant personnel are expressing their views on the appeal of the two clubs, Manchester United and Sunderland.

A thin official said: "I think there must be a heavy penalty! This vicious incident has had a very bad impact on English football. If we don't punish both sides severely, how will we convince the public in the future? And we will Being laughed at by football associations in other countries and reduced to a laughing stock."

But another chubby official has a different opinion: "I think both sides have expressed enough repentance. The two clubs jointly held a press conference and publicly apologized; We acted and dealt with this vicious incident in a friendly and sincere manner. Since they all know they were wrong, we shouldn’t beat them to death with a stick, we should give them a chance.”

The official sitting next to him also agreed: "I agree with him. Let's not talk about Sunderland for the time being, let's look at Manchester United first. The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League has just ended, and we have two teams in total. In the match between Chelsea and Barcelona, ​​I think the probability of winning is not high, because Barcelona this season is so good! Since the suspended Suarez came back, Barcelona's MSN combination is invincible. This season they are simply invincible. People can fight!"

"But Manchester United's opponent is Atletico Madrid, I think there is still a higher level of strength. In this case, at least one team from the Premier League can enter the semi-finals of the Champions League, which is beneficial to English football. So I think from the perspective of the European war Considering that Manchester United should be let go, so that they can have a better state to cope with the European war."

The officials of the FA are divided into two factions. One faction insists on severely punishing the relevant personnel of the two clubs involved in this incident, and to show the dignity of the FA; The combat effectiveness allows Manchester United to go further in the Champions League.

The chairman of the FA, Palmer, looked out the window. Since they had dinner, they had been working overtime in the office for a meeting, and it was already past nine o'clock. No matter how the discussion is discussed, he still needs to make a final decision.

Palmer looked at the FA officials present, cleared his throat, and then said slowly: "What you both said has some truth, but this matter should be considered in a balanced way as a whole. Punishment is necessary. But we must also grasp an appropriate degree. We are the FA, not FIFA, so we must first consider the strength of the Premier League teams in foreign wars, and there must be no problems. Therefore, I suggest accepting Manchester United’s defense and appropriately mitigating their punishment .”

I asked another question about it: "What about the Sunderland club?"

"Since the penalties for Manchester United have been reduced, then Sunderland should also be treated equally, so as not to make an excuse for unfair judgment in the future."

Now that the chairman has spoken, other FA officials have no other opinions, and everyone echoes and agrees.

Early the next morning, the FA officially announced the final verdict on the punishment on its official website.

Manchester United club: Ashley Young, who received a red card for competitive reasons, was suspended for one game normally; Jones and Nainggolan were suspended for three games because they participated in player battles; Lan coach Poyet clashed, and the suspension was eventually set to eight games.

As for the Sunderland club: For players who received a red card due to competitive reasons, they will be suspended for one game normally; for those who participated in the player battle, the suspension will be changed to three games; Lan coach Poyet, suspended for ten games!

This result is final and unchangeable. If the two clubs have objections, they can only appeal to FIFA. However, the top executives of the two clubs understand that the penalty this time is considered very light. Therefore, the two clubs held press conferences respectively, expressing their acceptance of the final verdict and guaranteeing that such vicious incidents will not occur in the future.

As of now, this conflict has only come to an end.

Although the incident subsided slowly, many outside media were still reporting on the conflict, led by The Sun, who expressed their opinions on the verdict, and they felt that the verdict was too light.

At this time, the Manchester United club also responded early. They invited Hall, a reporter from the "Manchester Evening News" in advance, to conduct an exclusive interview with Manchester United to dilute the recent series of troubles.

And the content of Hall’s exclusive interview this time is also related to Manchester United’s upcoming matches. In mid-April, Manchester United will have two rounds of Champions League matches with Atletico Madrid. The champions and La Liga champions will be fighting for the dignity of both leagues.

In the text, Hall renders the atmosphere in advance. In recent years, among the European leagues, Serie A, once known as the "Little World Cup", has gradually declined. Since the strength of the top three in La Liga, La Liga's status in Europe is increasing day by day; but the Premier League has always been called "the strongest in Europe" by many industry insiders League", the number of strong teams and the number of top stars in the league far exceeds other leagues. Therefore, the battle between the Premier League and La Liga has also become the mainstream of the current European league.

In another game of the Champions League quarter-finals, Chelsea also met the mighty Barcelona, ​​and Mourinho will encounter even greater difficulties in that game.

"Manchester Evening News" has great powers. They not only published an exclusive interview with Manchester United, but also interviewed Chelsea Club. Although they did not have the opportunity to meet Mourinho, Chelsea Club carried out their ideas and goals in the Champions League. clarified.

Hall published two consecutive interviews, which boosted the sales of the "Manchester Evening News" again. Now the English media is gradually focusing on the game, gradually diluting the previous disputes and conflicts. And the majority of fans have also started to debate fiercely on the matter of "Who is the first league in Europe between the Premier League and La Liga" from the discussion of the suspension.

On the Internet, fans are divided into three factions: one faction firmly supports the view that the Premier League is number one. They believe that the Premier League is the number one in the world regardless of influence, ratings, number of strong teams or number of stars; while the other faction supports La Liga. They are basically fans of the top three in La Liga. They have shown the Champions League results of the top three in La Liga in recent years to prove that La Liga is the number one league in the world; while the other faction is composed of fans from other leagues. Along with their love for their own league, they also fell into a fierce dispute.

At this time in the FA office, Palmer was chatting with his subordinates about some important matters...