Rio faces two week deadline for appeal

RIO FERDINAND has two weeks to decide whether to appeal against the eight-month ban imposed on him by an independent three-man disciplinary commission for failing to take a drugs test.

Rio faces two week deadline for appeal
Tue, 06 Jan, 2004 - 00:00
Simon Stone

The Manchester United and England centre back's ban was originally due to start on January 12.

But in line with Football Association regulations, United requested written confirmation of the precise reasons behind the punishment.

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