Chelsea defender Rajkovic contests year ban

October 29, 2008
Chelsea's Serbian defender Slobodan Rajkovic has launched an appeal against his one-year ban from football, imposed after he spat in the direction of a referee at the Olympics.

Rajkovic, who is on a season-long loan at FC Twente in Holland, is due to travel to Zurich on November 10 to present his case to FIFA.

Rajkovic, 19, was seen to spit at referee Abdullah Al Hilali during Serbia's 2-0 loss to Argentina in Beijing on August 19.

His appeal has the support of Twente.
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