{"id":84439,"date":"2021-08-04T12:09:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T11:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=84439"},"modified":"2021-08-04T12:09:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T11:09:27","slug":"siasia-sues-fifa-in-us-court-wants-ban-overturned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/siasia-sues-fifa-in-us-court-wants-ban-overturned\/","title":{"rendered":"Siasia sues FIFA in US court, wants ban overturned"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia says FIFA ran afoul of his constitutional rights after he was convicted of bribery.<\/p>\n<p>In a lawsuit filed Monday in New York federal court, the former Nigerian international claims only the US Government can charge him.<\/p>\n<p>The 53-year-old was initially sanctioned in 2019 by FIFA for agreeing to \u201creceive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But after he appealed against the life-ban, it was reduced to five years by the Court of Arbitration for Sports.<\/p>\n<p>However, Siasia wants his conviction overturned, the $50,000 fine he paid returned, his five-year coaching ban reversed and damages awarded for the alleged civil rights violations, according to the Atlanta resident\u2019s court papers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn convicting Siasia of bribery, FIFA relied on Swiss bribery law. If any crime was committed, only the FBI or Georgia State Police could investigate and bring charges of commercial bribery,\u201d his suit says, adding that \u201cGeorgia does not criminalize commercial bribery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Siasia said FIFA violated his rights to due process under the Fifth and 14th Amendments when it convicted him for his minor role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to fix hundreds of matches by paying off corrupt players and officials.<\/p>\n<p>His suit also stated that FIFA\u2019s imposing the fine and revoking his license constituted \u201ccruel and unusual punishment\u201d barred by the Eighth Amendment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia says FIFA ran afoul of his constitutional rights after he was convicted of bribery. 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