5 Uruguay gamers who have been banned after clashes with Colombia followers at a Copa America sport in the USA had their appeals heard Friday at sports activities’ highest court docket.
The gamers — together with captain and Atletico Madrid defender José María Giménez, Liverpool ahead Darwin Núñez and Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo — claimed they have been defending their households within the stands after Uruguay’s semifinal loss at Financial institution of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, final July.
The Court docket of Arbitration for Sport stated Friday the enchantment was being heard by distant video hyperlink. No timetable for a verdict was given.
The gamers, who additionally embrace Napoli defender Mathías Olivera and Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Betancur, have been backed by the Uruguayan soccer federation in difficult the bans imposed by South American soccer physique CONMEBOL.
Núñez was banned by a CONMEBOL disciplinary panel from 5 qualifying video games for the 2026 World Cup, Betancur for 4 and the opposite gamers every for 3 video games.
“There is no such thing as a place for intolerance and violence on and off the sector,” the soccer physique stated final July.
Núñez was fined $20,000, Bentancur $16,000 and Giménez, Araújo and Olivera $12,000 every.
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Uruguay, coached by Marcelo Bielsa, is on observe to qualify for the World Cup and return to the U.S., which is co-hosting the match with Canada and Mexico.
With 4 rounds left within the 10-team South American qualifying group, Uruguay is third within the standings, six factors forward of seventh-placed Venezuela.
The highest six within the last standings in September advance on to the World Cup and the seventh-place group enters intercontinental playoffs in March subsequent yr.