Source: London_Paper
Arsenal set to review Eduardo ban
ARSENAL will review UEFA’s decision to ban Eduardo for two matches before deciding whether to appeal against their verdict.
The Gunners striker will miss Arsenal’s first two Champions League group matches after he was found guilty of conning the referee in the Gunners’ play-off tie against Celtic last week.
Eduardo went to ground in the penalty box, despite there appearing to be no contact from Celtic’s goalkeeper Artur Boruc. The Brazilian-born striker got up and converted the spot kick to give the Gunners the lead in the second leg tie, which they eventually went on to win 3-1.
Following appeals from some quarters of the Celtic camp, UEFA announced on Friday that they had charged Eduardo with “deceiving the referee” – a decision which Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger described as “unacceptable”.
But Wenger's sentiments did little to deter UEFA, who handed Eduardo a two-match ban on Tuesday.
A statement from Arsenal read: "The club is disappointed with UEFA's decision to suspend Eduardo for two Champions League matches starting with Standard Liege on September 16.
"We have been informed that we will receive a 'reasoned decision' from UEFA by Thursday of this week.
"Once we receive UEFA's rationale, we will make a decision on the next steps."
The statement continued: "We have been deeply frustrated by the perfunctory and apparently arbitrary process that UEFA has followed in this instance.
"We believe it is imperative that UEFA's explanation for its decision provides clear and comprehensive standards that will be consistently enforced.
"It is also critical that UEFA provides specific details of the processes it plans to adopt in reviewing all games under its jurisdiction."
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