Pizarro's Peru fine cancelled
International sports top court on Friday cancelled a fine the Peruvian football federation imposed on Werder Bremen striker Claudio Pizarro for alleged misbehaviour in a hotel 18 months ago.
Following an appeal Pizarro made last year, the Court of Arbitration of Sport rejected the fine imposed on the player, saying there was no concrete evidence against him.
The Peruvian player was initially fined 80,000 dollars and suspended for 18 months, after several players were accused of indiscipline on November 2007 following the side's 1-1 draw with Brazil in a World Cup qualifier.
The sanction was later cut to three months and 10,000 dollars after a first appeal by the player, but he later sought redress with the international court.
"The CAS Panel noted that the facts put forward by the PFF in relation to Pizarro were not supported by concrete evidence," CAS said in a statement.
"Furthermore, the Panel also noted that the incidents reported by the PFF were not dealt with either in the PFF regulations, or in the FIFA regulations.”Accordingly, the CAS has cancelled the fine of USD 10,000."
The former Chelsea forward was left out of Peru's squad for World Cup qualifiers so far this year.
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