Darren Fletcher's Red Card Should Be Rescinded

To:  UEFA

Darren Fletcher's dismissal from the field of play during tonight's UEFA Champion's League semi-final second-leg against Arsenal is a travesty of justice and an insult to the great work that UEFA does in promoting fair play in its competitions.

Fletcher was in fact mistaken for another player - a player who fouled Cesc Fabregas, when clearly there was no foul.

So, according to UEFA's own rules - see http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/regulations/uefa/others/70/22/60/702260_download.pdf:

XII Disciplinary Law and Procedures – Doping

Article 23
Reasons for protest

23.04 A protest against a caution or expulsion from the field of play after two cautions is admissible only if the referee’s error was to mistake the identity of the player.

Fletcher's red card can and should be protested and rescinded so that he can fairly play in the final.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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