The official website for European football

Arsenal, Wenger appeal granted stay of execution

Published: Tuesday 23 August 2011, 18.23CET
The UEFA Appeals Body will not take a decision on the appeal lodged by Arsenal FC and Arsène Wenger until after Wednesday's Udinese Calcio-Arsenal play-off game.
Arsenal, Wenger appeal granted stay of execution
Arsène Wenger oversees an Arsenal training session today ©Getty Images
 
Published: Tuesday 23 August 2011, 18.23CET

Arsenal, Wenger appeal granted stay of execution

The UEFA Appeals Body will not take a decision on the appeal lodged by Arsenal FC and Arsène Wenger until after Wednesday's Udinese Calcio-Arsenal play-off game.

The UEFA Appeals Body has granted a stay of execution to the appeal lodged earlier today by Arsenal FC and their manager Arsène Wenger.

The Appeals Body will take a decision in due time, but not before Arsenal's UEFA Champions League game against Udinese Calcio in Italy on Wednesday.

Following the play-off first leg match between Arsenal and Udinese last week, the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body yesterday banned Wenger from carrying out his duties at Arsenal's next two UEFA competition matches and fined the English club €10,000. Without today's decision by the Appeals Body, the manager's suspension would have taken effect for the play-off second leg at Udinese.

Last updated: 12/04/12 4.48CET

Related information

Member associations
Team profiles

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/disciplinary/news/newsid=1665793.html#arsenal+wenger+appeal+granted+stay+execution

  • © 1998-2013 UEFA. All rights reserved.
  • The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trade marks and/or copyright of UEFA. All rights reserved. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trade marks. Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.