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The Football Association has confirmed that Chelsea have submitted a claim for wrongful dismissal on behalf of John Terry.
Luiz Felipe Scolari's team were forced to do without centre-back Terry for the final 13 minutes of their 3-1 victory over Manchester City on Saturday evening.
The Blues skipper was dismissed for 'serious foul play' by referee Mark Halsey after he hauled down City's Brazilian striker Jo.
Halsey deemed Terry to be the last man between Jo and a clear run on goal, a decision which annoyed Chelsea as Ricardo Carvalho appeared to be covering.
Scolari said after the Eastlands fixture that he would not decide on a possible appeal before speaking to the Chelsea hierarchy.
And the Stamford Bridge outfit have now opted to appeal against Terry's dismissal, with Scolari keen for the England captain to avoid a suspension which would prevent him from playing against Manchester United next weekend.
An FA regulatory commission will consider the claim on 16th September.
"They sent the papers to the FA to appeal, and I wait for what they say," said Scolari.
"It is important for us after we saw on TV that maybe it is a mistake of the referee and maybe they agree it's a mistake and change the decision.
"It's important for us on Sunday if it is possible for Terry to play, but we wait for tomorrow. It's not my business, it's for the referee to say if he made a mistake, or for the FA judgement. I wait for what they say - yes or no.'"
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4149727,00.html
Luiz Felipe Scolari's team were forced to do without centre-back Terry for the final 13 minutes of their 3-1 victory over Manchester City on Saturday evening.
The Blues skipper was dismissed for 'serious foul play' by referee Mark Halsey after he hauled down City's Brazilian striker Jo.
Halsey deemed Terry to be the last man between Jo and a clear run on goal, a decision which annoyed Chelsea as Ricardo Carvalho appeared to be covering.
Scolari said after the Eastlands fixture that he would not decide on a possible appeal before speaking to the Chelsea hierarchy.
And the Stamford Bridge outfit have now opted to appeal against Terry's dismissal, with Scolari keen for the England captain to avoid a suspension which would prevent him from playing against Manchester United next weekend.
An FA regulatory commission will consider the claim on 16th September.
"They sent the papers to the FA to appeal, and I wait for what they say," said Scolari.
"It is important for us after we saw on TV that maybe it is a mistake of the referee and maybe they agree it's a mistake and change the decision.
"It's important for us on Sunday if it is possible for Terry to play, but we wait for tomorrow. It's not my business, it's for the referee to say if he made a mistake, or for the FA judgement. I wait for what they say - yes or no.'"
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4149727,00.html