When Dracula presented the evidence, everyone present was stunned.

They hadn't known anything about what had happened outside.

So they were deeply surprised that Chen Hero could produce evidence.

Although everyone was surprised, the meanings of their surprise were different.

The chief arbitrator's surprise was very brief, and then a smile appeared on his face.

The meaning of this smile was very rich.

Before the hearing, when the arbitrators from both sides chose the chief arbitrator, there was a dispute, that is, the arbitrators from both sides did not agree on who should be the chief arbitrator.

According to the rules, at this time, the president of the arbitration tribunal can exercise the power to appoint the chief arbitrator.

And the president of the arbitration tribunal is officially from the International Olympic Committee.

When things developed to this point, it was simply that the IOC was dozing off, and someone came to offer them a pillow.

It goes without saying whose side the chief arbitrator appointed by the president would be on.

FIFA and the English FA also knew this, but they believed that Hero could not produce strong evidence, so even if the chief arbitrator was from the IOC, he would have to grit his teeth and rule against Chen Hero.

Who would have thought that at this time, Chen Hero would produce evidence, and even phone recordings, such particularly strong evidence!

It was another case of someone offering a pillow when they were dozing off...

So the chief arbitrator showed this smile.

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After the English FA representative was surprised, his face turned ugly.

The lethality of phone recordings was too great, and as Englishmen, they couldn't possibly not know that.

In England, phone recordings have played a vital role in many cases. The police often install telephone tapping devices in suspects' homes to collect evidence. Tabloids like The Sun and News of the World also hire private detectives to install eavesdropping devices to obtain various phone recordings as sources for their exposés.

Although the media obtaining phone recordings is illegal, it is legal for the police to do so.

If this phone recording is really beneficial to Chen Hero... the English FA representative had a jolt and immediately signaled to his arbitrator representative.

The other party understood and stood up, raising his hand: "Objection! My client questions whether the source of this phone recording is legal..."

Faced with the other party's questioning, Dracula also winked at his arbitrator representative, because the two sides had already exchanged views on the evidence issue in the lounge, so his arbitrator representative understood what was going on.

Seeing the other party questioning, he also stood up: "My client can also present a certificate proving that the source of this phone recording is completely legal, a certificate issued by Mr. Michael Charles, Senior Superintendent of the Criminal Intelligence Division of the Manchester Local Police Department."

Chen Hero lowered his head and chuckled. It seemed that this Mr. Charles was the unlucky guy whose weakness Dracula had seized. This was the first time he knew this person's name. Dracula really took great pains to ensure the legitimacy of this phone recording...

Faced with this answer, the FA side was dumbfounded.

They never thought that Chen Hero could have such connections...

If it was provided by the police, then there would be no problem with the source.

But if it was provided by the police, why didn't our FA know anything about it?

The sudden change in events made the English FA representative feel a little panicked.

He felt as if things were sliding toward an area he himself didn't know, and he was powerless to do anything about it.

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Just seeing the English FA representative's panicked appearance, the chief arbitrator had even more confidence in this evidence. He signaled Chen Hero's agent arbitrator to submit the certificate for review.

In fact, this was just a formality. Even if it was forged, as long as it was forged convincingly enough, he would consider it real. But after his professional scrutiny, he found that this certificate was indeed real!

The media had been saying that Chen Hero couldn't produce enough evidence. It seemed that these media were talking nonsense. People had quietly obtained such a bombshell...

He raised his head, looked at the English FA representative whose face was not very good, and then announced that this certificate was authentic and valid, so the phone recording provided by Chen Hero's side was of legal origin and could be used as evidence.

Then he signaled the operator to play the disc.

Soon, Paul Gruul's slightly excited voice came from the speakers.

"Hey, Phil! Let me tell you, I'm famous now... yes, yes! You've seen the newspapers too! Haha! That's right, that's me! How about it, your buddy is cool, right? Super cool! I ran over, and none of those stupid policemen caught me... then I rushed to that idiot and told him I fucked his son last night, the little guy's asshole was all fucked up and he kept spraying shit, and he was begging and moaning under me... then he got angry! Ahahaha!"

When Chen Hero heard these words again, the confident smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a cold gaze staring at the FA representative next door.

Under the dual effect of the recording and his gaze, the FA representative's face became paler and paler. Under the lights on the scene, his forehead and neck were already glistening - all those were sweat.

"Steely, it's me, let me tell you, I succeeded! I got that idiot banned for two years! Do you know how I did it? I told him I fucked his son's asshole..."

One after another, a total of six phone recordings.

Paul Gruul called his six good friends, and in the calls he did everything he could to show off his achievements. He had Chen Hero banned for two years, and Chen Hero could only retire, so the guy the Manchester City fans hated the most was finally punished. To enhance the persuasiveness, he repeated what he had said to Chen Hero to each friend, which was six times.

Every time he heard it, Chen Hero's eyes became colder.

Throughout the process, he kept staring at the FA representative.

In the end, the FA representative in his suit and leather shoes felt cold all over in this April weather, and couldn't help shivering.

Previously, the FA had been claiming that Paul Gruul had only made some ordinary insults to Chen Hero himself, and it was absolutely not enough to make Chen Hero take such revenge. They also denied Chen Hero's claim, saying that they believed what Paul Gruul, an ordinary fan, said. Because the FA wanted to protect the vulnerable, and compared to Chen Hero, Paul Gruul was obviously a vulnerable person.

But now this phone recording is the most powerful evidence. It proves that Paul Gruul is a lying, shameless scumbag, and Chen Hero has been wronged.

When Chen Hero presented this evidence, the small pieces of evidence that Dracula had collected later were actually no longer needed. This was enough.

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After Chen Hero produced the phone recording, the situation on the scene directly reversed dramatically. Dracula successively presented evidence proving that Paul Gruul was a scumbag with a criminal record, giving the chief arbitrator sufficient reason to overturn the English FA's two-year ban.

Under such circumstances, it was not good for the English FA to insist on the punishment decision of banning Chen Hero for two years. However, they were definitely not willing to just ban him for six or seven games. So they said that even if Gruul's actions were very bad, no matter what, professional players beating fans, and still in the case of a television broadcast, in full view of the public, the impact was also very bad. Hitting people is wrong. What's more, Chen Hero hit someone and refused to admit his mistake.

So no matter what, he still had to be banned for a long time.

In fact, the chief arbitrator of the International Court of Arbitration for Sport was also very clear about this point. It was impossible to completely overturn Chen Hero's verdict. Just like what the English FA representative said, no matter what, he hit someone, and hitting someone had to be punished. Moreover, he beat the other party so badly, it wouldn't be justifiable if he wasn't banned, or if the number of games banned was too small.

Their main purpose was to help Chen Hero cancel the two-year ban and renegotiate the ban period. Under their pressure, they wanted to get the English FA to accept a more favorable ban period for Chen Hero.

At the same time, they used this incident to show FIFA the power of the International Olympic Committee. It showed that since we have the ability to reverse Chen Hero's verdict, then we also have the ability to affect your other affairs, so you better be honest with us!

Killing the chicken to warn the monkey, and the English FA was the chicken, and FIFA was the group of monkeys.

FIFA may still be able to wrestle with the International Olympic Committee, but the English FA doesn't have that confidence and energy.

Under the step-by-step pressure of the International Olympic Committee, the outcome of this lawsuit was no longer in suspense.

Finally, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport announced the final ruling.

Chen Hero was fined 200,000 pounds, double the previous 100,000 pounds, but for Chen Hero, it was just a drop in the bucket, not worth mentioning at all.

The most important thing was the duration of Chen Hero's ban. It was reduced from two years to nine months.

That is, starting from April and continuing until the end of December, Chen Hero will not be able to participate in the competition.

At the same time, in order to show the court's impartiality and fairness, and not leave overly obvious handles for those with ulterior motives, so as to avoid them attacking the court for deliberately favoring Chen Hero. They also made new supplementary regulations on the specific object of this ban. Previously, the English FA's ban was limited to competitions within England, including the Premier League, the Community Shield, the FA Cup, and the League Cup. It did not prohibit Chen Hero from participating in European competitions and national team matches.

And the ban made by the International Court of Arbitration for Sport this time was a comprehensive ban. That is to say, during these nine months, Chen Hero could not participate in any competition, including domestic leagues and cup games in England, Champions League games, national team games... not even warm-up matches.

But compared to a two-year ban, this is nothing at all. It should be known that there are still two and a half months of truce during these nine months, and there are no games in the first place. In fact, Chen Hero only has a six-month ban period.

It can be said that Chen Hero got a big advantage.

Chen Hero and Dracula also knew this very well, so they did not raise any objections to the comprehensive annual ban.

In addition to this, Chen Hero was also fined three hundred hours of community service as punishment for hitting someone.

It was also stipulated that the year after the end of the ban would be a probationary period. If Chen Hero had similar incidents during this year, he would face even more severe penalties.

But these were all insignificant punishments.

Chen Hero and Liverpool only cared about the ban, and didn't care about anything else.

Fines, community service, these were all easy to say, and the probationary period regulation had little impact on Chen Hero. By that time, he would be forty-one or two years old, how long could he still play?

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Faced with this ruling result, the English FA had nothing to say. They did have the heart not to agree, but if they didn't agree, the Sports Arbitration Tribunal would not spare them. According to the regulations, once a ruling is made, both parties should immediately accept it and bear the obligations stipulated in the ruling. If one party deliberately refuses to comply with the ruling, the other party may apply to the court of the country of the defaulting party for compulsory execution.

At that time, if Chen Hero applies to the British court for compulsory execution, the FA's face will not look good.

So they had to accept this decision.

They had to do it even if they were unwilling.

This time, they failed, and they failed miserably...