Events Together With Consequences, Business Office Nineteen
October 05, 2019
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1- Event:
Mexico using 4 over-age players inwards the 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament inwards Apr 1988.
Consequence:
In June 1988, it was determined that United Mexican United States of America had used 4 over-age players, Initially United Mexican United States of America were barred from participating inwards the 1989 U-20 World Cup together with a number of Officials were banned.
Mexican Officials initially appealed to FIFA, only upon appeal FIFA increased the sanctions to include all International competitions until 1990.
As a number United Mexican United States of America were banned from the 1990 World Cup qualifiers together with missed the conduct chances to participate inwards the 1990 World Cup.
2- Event:
Colombian goalkeeper Rene Higuita acting every bit a go-between to obtain the liberate of a hostage inwards a kidnapping inwards 1993.
Consequence:
Higuita delivered the ransom coin to obtain the liberate of Colombian Drug Lord Carlos Molina’s daughter. He received payment for his services which was illegal nether Colombian Law. He was thence arrested together with spent vii months inwards prison. He was every bit good unable to participate inwards the 1994 World Cup.
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 15, Apr 1990 (Rene Higuita) |
3- Event:
Peter Taylor signing Nottingham Forest’s John Robertson inwards May 1983.
Consequence:
Brian Clough’s onetime Assistant Peter Taylor was at the fourth dimension managing Derby County. His signature of Scottish striker John Robertson from Nottingham Forest angered Clough to the betoken that the yoke were non on speaking price until Taylor passed away inwards 1990.
Apparently Clough had non been informed of the Robertson bargain every bit he was on holiday.
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Photo From: World Soccer, Dec 1978 (Peter Taylor together with Brian Clough) |
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Photo From: Official Match Programme, Scotland v Sweden, 1981 (John Robertosn) |
4- Event:
Paulao key defender of Cruzeiro breaking the pes of Nivaldo of Nautico inwards Brazilian League play inwards Apr 1991.
Consequence:
Paulao missed the conduct chances of existence selected for Brazil every bit Brazil Manager Paulo Roberto Falcao chose non to choose him for his action.
Falcao instead called upward Ricardo Rocha every bit his replacement.
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 23, Dec 1990 (Paulo Roberto Falcao) |
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Photo From: 91 - Campeonato Brasileiro, Abril-Panini (Paulao of Cruzeiro) |
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Photo From: 91 - Campeonato Brasileiro, Abril-Panini (Nivaldo of Nautico) |
5- Event:
Spain Manager Ladislau Kubala calling upward Atletico Madrid’s Jose Capon for the U-23 squad inwards 1969.
Consequence:
Capon even together with so had non played for Atletico Madrid’s outset team. The publicity from this telephone band upward forced them to revise their determination to transfer him to a Third partition club.
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Photo From: Don Balon, Issue 192, June 12-18, 1979 (Jose Luis Capon) |
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Photo From: Don Balon, Issue 1, Oct 7, 1975 (Ladislau Kubala) |