FIFA to take no action over Zuniga challenge
FIFA have announced that they will take no further action over Juan Zuniga’s challenge on Neymar, which left the stricken Brazilian out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a serious back injury:
“First and foremost, the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee wishes to state that he deeply regrets the incident and the serious consequences on Neymar’s health.”
“In particular, in this specific case, no retrospective action can be taken by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, since the incident involving the Colombian player Juan Camilo Zuniga Mosquera did not escape the match officials’ attention.”
The governing body also rejected Brazil’s appeal against the yellow card that led to captain Thiago Silva’s suspension:
“With regard to CBF’s request for the cancellation of the caution shown to the player Thiago Emiliano da Silva during the match played against Colombia, the chairman came to the conclusion that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee cannot consider the matter given the fact that there is no legal basis entitling it to grant such request.”