Kerala Blasters head coach Vukomanovic is in serious trouble for his actions within the ISL playoff match against Bengaluru FC in early March.
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The Kerala Blasters are likely to appeal against the All India Football Federation Disciplinary Committee’s resolution on Friday to fine them Rs. 4 crore for strolling off the pitch and thereby forfeiting their Indian Super League playoff match against Bengaluru FC in Bengaluru on March 3.
After listening to all of the events involved, the AIFF Disciplinary Committee — chaired by Vaibhav Gaggar — additionally directed the Blasters to challenge a ‘public apology’ for the unsporting conduct of abandoning the match, failing which the whole fine could be elevated to Rs. 6 crore.
The membership is but to formally come out with its response however sources within the staff stated the Blasters would appeal against the AIFF Disciplinary Committee’s order.
Despite the walkout, there’s a enormous wave of assist for Blasters from their followers — the membership is the staff with the most important fan base within the ISL — and it’s not clear at this stage whether or not the general public apology would occur, although the menace that the penalty could be raised by Rs. 2 crore may transfer the membership to come out with one.
The Blasters’ walkout occurred after a hotly-disputed aim scored by Bengaluru’s Sunil Chhetri off a freekick. The Kochi-based membership had filed a protest to the AIFF earlier against referee Crystal John for the style through which he allowed Chhetri to take the freekick that resulted within the aim. But it was rejected.
The AIFF Disciplinary Committee’s order on Friday additionally punished the Blasters’ head coach Ivan Vukomanovic, who it stated had instigated the staff to abandon the match and introduced the sport into disrepute, with a 10-match suspension from AIFF-held tournaments no matter whichever staff he’s contracted with, together with a fine of Rs. 5 lakh underneath Article 9.1.2 (of the AIFF disciplinary code).
This will imply that Vukomanovic wouldn’t be permitted to be part of the staff’s dressing room or the staff bench.
Vukomanovic has additionally been directed to challenge a ‘public apology’ for his misconduct failing which the fine to be imposed on him could be elevated to Rs. 10 lakh together with the ban.
The disciplinary committee has directed the Blasters and Vukomanovic to adjust to this order inside one week. However, the membership and the top coach have a proper to file an appeal against the order.
The Blasters are scheduled to play the Super Cup, the match will see ISL and I-League groups combat one another, which begins in Kozhikode and Manjeri on April 8.
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