Appeal to the TAD over Fábio Veríssimo’s ‘TV incident’ ban | OneFootball

FC Porto, dissatisfied with the fine of 12,750 euros imposed by the Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation following the so-called ‘television case’ and the complaint filed by Fábio Veríssimo after the Dragons hosted SC Braga, has decided to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAD).

The Dragons express their indignation at the decision of the FPF’s Disciplinary Council, arguing that the amount is practically identical to what Benfica paid for a pitch invasion by a fan at the end of the derby against Sporting – 15,300 euros – an episode in which that fan confronted referee João Pinheiro and fourth official Gustavo Correia; at the time, the process was initiated following a complaint from the blue and whites, who considered that there had been an attempted assault.

The sanction applied this Saturday resulted from the projection of images of a controversial incident from the FC Porto-SC Braga match on a television located in the referees’ dressing room, and at the end of the match, another controversial episode related to the Pontinha Tournament was added, which also involved Fábio Veríssimo as referee.

FC Porto maintains that it did not violate any organizational duties stipulated within the scope of professional competitions.

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