MARK Bresciano's dream of playing in a third World Cup is
under severe threat after the veteran midfielder was fined Euros1.3m
and suspended for four months over the circumstances of his transfer
from Qatar to the UAE last year.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/mark-brescianos-world-cup-dreams-in-doubt-after-four-month-ban-over-illegal-transfer-to-al-gharafa/story-e6frf4l3-1226761601214FIFA have ruled that the switch was illegal and banned his new club, Al Gharafa, from making any transfers for a year, but Bresciano's personal penalty threatens to be immense unless his appeal is successful.
Al Gharafa have appealed against the verdict to the Court of Arbitration in Sport but unless it is heard by the early part of next year, Bresciano faces the prospect of being suspended during, or at the very least for the entire build-up to, next year's World Cup.