Monday October 26, 2020 10:00 PM -Article written by La Rdaction – Comment this article
The tea towel continues to burn between AS Saint-Etienne and its emblematic goalkeeper, Stéphane Ruffier. Sidelined since the start of the season, the former Monegasque had seized the competent LFP commission to force the club to reinstate him. The latter agreed with him on one point and declared itself incompetent in relation to the financial sanctions of the club. On the other hand, the LFP demanded that ASSE reinstate Ruffier.
AS Saint Etienne issued a statement tonight indicating that the club would appeal this decision.
The legal committee of the Professional Football League dismissed Stéphane Ruffier of his demands concerning the challenge of the disciplinary sanctions imposed on him by AS Saint-Étienne. On this point, the Commission considered that it was not for it to rule on their merits or even to assess their proportionality.
ASSE is nonetheless surprised that the legal committee can demand the “reinstatement” of Stéphane Ruffier when he has never been sidelined. The club intends to reaffirm that the player benefits, in strict compliance with the provisions of the Professional Football Charter, from the same training conditions as all of his teammates and that he can participate in as many sessions, if not more, than previous seasons.
Consequently, ASSE decided, on this point, to refer the matter to the National Partiary Appeal Commission.
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