The matter is before the association’s arbitration tribunal The Monitor Sport has learnt.
The seven member BFA tribunal deals with all internal disputes within the association, its members, players, officials and player agents, apart from issues under the jurisdiction of the Disciplinary Committee or the Ethics Committee. Its decisions are final and binding and can only be appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. TAFIC initially wrote to the BFA National Executive Committee (NEC) demanding that the association reverses its decision (to relegate the team). In their letter to the BFA TAFIC had also pleaded with the BFA NEC to place the matter before the BFA Disciplinary Committee (DC) for a hearing.
