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</TD></TR><TR><TD width=10 bgColor=#ffffff></TD><TD align=middle>Lille players argue with referee Franck De Bleeckere after Manchester United's goal 20 February 2007. Lille have said they will wait to hear UEFA's reasons for rejecting their appeal to have that match replayed, before deciding whether or not to take their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=2 height=10></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><DIV class=t_3 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">LILLE, France (AFP) - Lille have said they will wait to hear UEFA's reasons for rejecting their appeal to have their Champions League last 16 first leg match against Manchester United replayed, before deciding whether or not to take their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
UEFA on Friday threw out Lille's appeal against the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body's veto of the French club's original claim there was a technical refereeing error in the match which United won 1-0 at Lens's Stade Felix-Bolleart.
Ryan Giggs scored the only goal of the game in the 83rd minute with a clever quickly-taken free-kick while Lille were still organising their defensive wall.
Unaware of the rules regarding free-kicks, the French team appealed to UEFA to have the result nullified and the game replayed.
However, UEFA ruled against Lille and on Friday also threw out the French team's appeal against that original decision.
Lille have three days to decide whether or not to take their case to CAS and have said they will wait for UEFA's reasons, due next week, before taking a decision.
"The reasons will only be published next week. That is when Lille will take the decision on whether or not to appeal to CAS," said the club.
Lille believe that the referee should have indicated clearly to everyone that he had authorised the free-kick to be taken quickly, and hence feel the goal should not be allowed to stand.
During a meeting that lasted two and a half hours, Lille had the opportunity to question the Dutch referee Eric Braahmaar and also questioned three Manchester United players - Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes - over the telephone.
Lille's statement claimed the United players replied to most questions by saying they could not remember while the referee defended his position.
Lille also claimed that they were punished for their sense of fair-play in retreating the full 10 yards away from the free-kick.
The second leg of the tie is on Wednesday at Old Trafford.</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Written by: AFP
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<TD align=middle>UEFA on Friday threw out Lille's appeal against the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body's veto of the French club's original claim there was a technical refereeing error in the match which United won 1-0 at Lens's Stade Felix-Bolleart.
Ryan Giggs scored the only goal of the game in the 83rd minute with a clever quickly-taken free-kick while Lille were still organising their defensive wall.
Unaware of the rules regarding free-kicks, the French team appealed to UEFA to have the result nullified and the game replayed.
However, UEFA ruled against Lille and on Friday also threw out the French team's appeal against that original decision.
Lille have three days to decide whether or not to take their case to CAS and have said they will wait for UEFA's reasons, due next week, before taking a decision.
"The reasons will only be published next week. That is when Lille will take the decision on whether or not to appeal to CAS," said the club.
Lille believe that the referee should have indicated clearly to everyone that he had authorised the free-kick to be taken quickly, and hence feel the goal should not be allowed to stand.
During a meeting that lasted two and a half hours, Lille had the opportunity to question the Dutch referee Eric Braahmaar and also questioned three Manchester United players - Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes - over the telephone.
Lille's statement claimed the United players replied to most questions by saying they could not remember while the referee defended his position.
Lille also claimed that they were punished for their sense of fair-play in retreating the full 10 yards away from the free-kick.
The second leg of the tie is on Wednesday at Old Trafford.</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>