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Article: Ferguson free to play after judge quashes ban

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February 2, 1996
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On the day that Everton, along with their neighbours from Anfield, received the freedom of the city of Liverpool, Duncan Ferguson was also pronounced free to play on when a judicial review quashed the remaining seven games of a 12-match ban imposed by the Scottish Football Association.

In his judgment, delivered in Edinburgh yesterday, Lord Justice MacFadyen ruled that the SFA acted "outside its powers" by suspending the pounds 4m Everton striker for butting Raith Rovers' John McStay while playing for Rangers in April 1994.

The decision challenges the SFA's practice of acting on a report by the refereeing supervisor when a referee has failed to take action against a player during a ...

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