Cahill waits on ban decision

(GSM) – Tim Cahill will learn the length of the ban on Thursday following his red card against Germany in the World Cup.

The Everton player has been backed by Football Federation Australia, who have filed a robust defence of Cahill to the FIFA disciplinary committee, in a bid to have him available for the third Group D match against Serbia in Nelspruit.

Cahill, who was sent off by Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez for his tackle on Bastian Schweinsteiger, was also offered sympathy by Schweinsteiger who said that even he felt it was not a red card offence.

However, as there was no obvious error from Rodriguez, who made a judgment that the tackle warranted a red, then Cahill cannot appeal the suspension, only the severity.

FFA chief executive Ben Buckley said Cahill was still coming to terms with his early exit in Durban, but the FFA have used all the resources at their disposal to state their case.

“Quite rightly he’s somewhat disappointed, but our submission is going in this morning,” he said. “We’ve had a very comprehensive review of it.

“The team that has put the submission together has worked long and hard on putting together a very good submission. We’re confident that it will get a good hearing.”