Source: Daily_Mail
Wayne Rooney Euro 2012 ban appeal hearing on December 9
The FA's appeal against Wayne Rooney's three-match Euro 2012 suspension will be heard on December 9.[LNB]England are desperate to have their star man available for at least the final group match in Poland and Ukraine next summer.[LNB] Lashing out: Wayne Rooney was sent off for kicking Miodrag Dzudovoic[LNB]UEFA's will deal with the case of the England striker a week after the draw for the finals.[LNB]Rooney was red-carded for violent conduct in England's last qualifier against Montenegro.[LNB]UEFA said in a statement: 'The UEFA Appeals Body will deal with the case of England striker Wayne Rooney on Friday 9 December at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon.[LNB]'This follows UEFA's receipt on Friday 4 November of the official written appeal from the English Football Association against the three-match suspension given to Rooney by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body on 13 October.'[LNB] Off you go: Rooney is sent off by ref Wolfgang Stark[LNB]Rooney, though, admitted recently he has only himself to blame, telling several national newspapers: 'Obviously, it's devastating for me but it's something that's my own fault, so I can't really complain.[LNB]'Itwas stupid by me - I regretted it as soon as I did it. It's no excuse, but I still feel the punishment is a bit harsh. I'm disappointed with it.[LNB]'All the details we have been waiting on have come through, so we'll be making a decision asto whether we will be appealing. Even if it's reduced by one game, it will be a bonus for me.'[LNB]In previous cases, UEFA's independentappeals panel has relaxed punishments by deferring one match of the banfor a player or coach to show good behavior in future.[LNB] Over and out: Rooney is in danger of not playing at Euro 2012 at all[LNB]Rooney will hope to get a reduced two-match ban based on UEFA's handling of a similar case involving Russia forward Andrey Arshavin four years ago.[LNB]Arshavin was sent off for violent conduct in a decisive qualifier against Andorra. Russia won 1-0 to advance to Euro 2008 ahead of England.[LNB]UEFA imposed a two-match ban on Arshavin, which carried over to the final tournament in Austria and Switzerland. Arshavin then became one of the standout stars of Euro 2008, leading Russia to the semi-finals.[LNB]end Welbeck misses out on first England start after injury sidelines striker United rake in ?73.8m turnover for first quarter thanks to new training kit sponsors [LNB]
