Soccer News round-up: David Beckham and his England team-mates are expected to escape UEFA disciplinary charges over the tunnel bust-up against Turkey this month, but the English FA may yet face a general charge of failing to control their players.
The deadline for the FA and the Turkish Football Federation to submit evidence to the European governing body about the incidents in Istanbul passes today and a decision on any charges is due by Monday.
UEFA's disciplinary team have already reviewed video evidence and received the referee Pierluigi Collina's report and, unless there is dramatic new evidence from the two FAs, charges against individual players are unlikely.
The television pictures are inconclusive and Collina's report is understood not to have mentioned any individual player as being guilty of violent behaviour. More likely is action against both FAs for failing to control their players. This is a general charge in response to misbehaviour and has been used in the past where teams or countries have had large numbers of players booked. Usually a fine is imposed.
The FA has gathered all the evidence requested from Manchester United concerning Rio Ferdinand's failure to take a drugs test last month. The England defender was interviewed by the FA's compliance unit on Monday and it is understood that other officials and individuals relevant to the case have been called upon to give statements. The player's mobile phone records are also being examined.
An FA spokesman said: "We have received the submissions from Manchester United that we had requested and are now in the process of giving them due consideration before we decide how to move forward."
Ferdinand was selected at random by UK Sport anti-doping officers to take a drugs test at United's Carrington training ground on September 23rd but he left the scene, later claiming he had forgotten because he was moving house.
He passed a test 36 hours later but is still likely to be charged under FA rules. If it is found that his failure to take the test at the original time was wilful he could receive up to a two-year ban from competitive games.
Jody Morris looks certain to be handed an extension to his club suspension today following a second allegation of serious sexual assault involving the Leeds player.
Morris was arrested in Surrey on Tuesday, along with a 26-year-old man from London, before being questioned at a police station in West Yorkshire.
A West Yorkshire police spokesman confirmed the alleged incident happened some time ago, but only recently came to light during an ongoing investigation into a separate matter.
Earlier this month Morris was arrested and bailed by police investigating an allegation that a 20-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the Leeds area.
On that occasion, Morris was initially detained at the team's training ground at Thorp Arch, before later being quizzed by detectives at a Leeds police station, along with a second man, before his release.
Leeds, meanwhile, are close to finalising the appointment of Trevor Birch as chief executive, with a number of details to be finalised over the next few days. It is expected Birch will officially be appointed next Tuesday when Leeds make public their latest year-end accounts.
Meanwhile, Inter Milan striker Mohamed Kallon has tested positive for two metabolites of the banned steroid nandrolone, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said yesterday. The positive test resulted from a sample given by the Sierra Leone player after the Udinese v Inter Serie A match on September 27th.
Kallon's is the second positive test this season in Italy following a similar result for Parma's Manuele Blasi earlier this month.
If Kallon fails the B test he faces suspension.The news adds to a bad week for Inter Milan who sacked their coach Hector Cuper on Sunday and lost 3-0 to Lokomotiv Moscow in the Champions League on Tuesday.
