Pineapple Thief
22-06-05, 02:24 PM
I came across this story, and theres just so much here thats both disgusting and comical. I'll highlight stuff I think was quite funny, ironic, sick, etc.
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,1511826,00.html?gusrc=rss
Owen Bowcott
Wednesday June 22, 2005
The Guardian
Faria Alam, the secretary propelled into tabloid infamy through her affair with the England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson and the Football Association's chief executive Mark Palios, yesterday claimed she had been sexually harassed by a third official.
Reading a prepared statement at the opening of a packed employment tribunal hearing, the 39-year-old alleged David Davies, the organisation's executive director, had repeatedly attempted to hug and kiss her and once declared he wanted to "lock me up and throw away the key".
The fresh allegation emerged from the heavily publicised case as Ms Alam, a former fashion model, gave detailed evidence about the way she had been treated and of the relationships she had had with Mr Eriksson and Mr Palios.
She also told the tribunal - sitting in a confined, air-conditioned room near High Holborn, central London - that the England manager urged her to deny they had had an affair when rumours first emerged. "Mr Eriksson instructed me that if questioned by the FA, I should deny that I was having any relationship with him," she said. "He would do the same. I did not want to do anything which might get Mr Eriksson into trouble."
Acknowledging media interest in the case, Ms Alam stood for photographers at the entrance to the building before the hearing began. Her claims against the FA encompass allegations involving breach of contract, sexual discrimination, unequal pay and unfair dismissal. (anything she isnt making claims about? Lets throw in insanitary working conditions! We work in a sewer!)
She began her evidence by recording the sequence of her relationships in order to explain the context of how she came to leave her job at the FA.
She joined the organisation as a PA at the beginning of July 2003, she said. "I had a brief relationship with Mr Palios towards the end of [that year] culminating in a trip to Paris." He later told her he wanted to finish the relationship. "I was upset at the cold way he ended ."[i](it doesnt mention whether she herself is married or not...anyway, strike one)
Mr Eriksson, who had always been considerate, became more persistent. "He would often appear on the floor where I worked and give me compliments," she revealed. "He would telephone me and ask what I was wearing. He told me that I was beautiful. He would often say: 'You have never tried me, give me a chance'."
Miss Alam initially resisted and told him she did not want a relationship because he already had a partner, Nancy Dell'Olio. But, she recalled, the England manager told her that he and Miss Dell'Olio had been "leading separate lives for over a year".
The affair went ahead. "We had two wonderful days together," she said. "As well as the physical side of our relationship, we talked and talked. We only saw each other in private."(2 days! A true romeo and juliet story :()
When news of the affair emerged last summer, a statement was initially issued by the FA which denied that she had been seeing Mr Eriksson. "I did not want to admit to anything," she told the tribunal, "because I was protecting [him]."
The resulting publicity and attempts to prevent Mr Palios' involvement becoming public eventually led to a rift between Ms Alam and the FA. She resigned in August and engaged the publicist Max Clifford to sell her side of the story to the News of the World and the Mail on Sunday.
But it was allegations of sexual discrimination which yesterday opened up a new dimension to the case. "During my time of employment at the FA, I was sexually harassed by David Davies," she maintained. He made unwanted physical overtures to me. At his flat on one occasion in 2003, he tried to hold me close and kiss me while I left. On several occasions when we were alone in the lift together, he would try and kiss me on the lips. I would rebuff him."(...why was she at his flat, I assume alone?
Miss Alam said other female colleagues had told her Mr Davies had "a bit of a reputation" and had "tried it on" with them. "On occasions in his office he would attempt to hug me or put his arms around me. He advised me that his life was better with me in it and that we should run away together or that he wanted to lock me up and throw away the key. I found these comments and his conduct embarrassing and I did nothing to encourage it.
"I indicated his physical attentions were unwelcome by pushing him away or by moving out of range. I mentioned to several people at the FA that I found his attentions unwelcome."
She recorded these incidents in a notebook but it had gone missing from her possessions at work and had not been been returned to her, she said.
"It is with considerable reluctance I have brought this claim against Mr Davies because I feel very sorry for his wife," she added.
Ms Alam also admitted that in emails to colleagues she had previously described Mr Davies as a "great" boss.
In a highly unusual move, Mr Davies last night put out a statement through the Press Association denying that he had harassed Ms Alam and confirming that he would give evidence to the tribunal.
"I was immensely saddened to hear these allegations against me," he said. "They are deeply hurtful and will be refuted vehemently, not only by myself but also by others."
The hearing continues today.
Leading players
Faria Alam
After time as a fashion model, she trained as a computer technician and later worked as a personal assistant. Since leaving the FA, she has made media appearances and spent several months as a PA in New York. After swearing her oath on the Qur'an, she told the tribunal: "I don't believe I have good employment prospects in the UK." (swearing on the Qur'an eh...after having 2 affairs with married men, I'm loving this)
David Davies
The FA's executive director was formerly a BBC sports reporter and presenter. He was a popular appointment and has worked for the FA for more than 10 years, starting as public affairs director - effectively chief spin doctor - before becoming the organisation's director of international strategy. He is credited with having coined the evening news catchphrase: "If you don't want to know the result, look away now."
Sven-Goran Eriksson
The 56-year-old England manager was alleged to have telephoned Ms Alam regularly during the Euro 2004 competition. He and his long-term partner, Nancy Dell'Olio, appeared in newspapers yesterday photographed together on holiday. Ms Alam complained to the tribunal that Mr Eriksson had not been subjected to the same intrusive questioning that she had endured. ("this isnt fair, pester him too!" Oh wait, hes not the one who sold the story to all the tabloids...you are, stupid.)
Mark Palios
The 51-year-old former FA chief executive resigned after news of his affair hit the front pages last summer. It emerged that the FA's director of communications, Colin Gibson, had wanted her to provide a "kiss and tell" story about Eriksson to the News of the World on the understanding the newspaper would not then name Mr Palios as her former lover.
Max Clifford
The public relations guru famed for converting the most extraordinary confessions and celebrity misdemeanours into tabloid circulation boosters. He was involved not only in negotiating deals over Ms Alam's affairs but also with Rebecca Loos' reputed dalliance with David Beckham.
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,1511826,00.html?gusrc=rss
Owen Bowcott
Wednesday June 22, 2005
The Guardian
Faria Alam, the secretary propelled into tabloid infamy through her affair with the England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson and the Football Association's chief executive Mark Palios, yesterday claimed she had been sexually harassed by a third official.
Reading a prepared statement at the opening of a packed employment tribunal hearing, the 39-year-old alleged David Davies, the organisation's executive director, had repeatedly attempted to hug and kiss her and once declared he wanted to "lock me up and throw away the key".
The fresh allegation emerged from the heavily publicised case as Ms Alam, a former fashion model, gave detailed evidence about the way she had been treated and of the relationships she had had with Mr Eriksson and Mr Palios.
She also told the tribunal - sitting in a confined, air-conditioned room near High Holborn, central London - that the England manager urged her to deny they had had an affair when rumours first emerged. "Mr Eriksson instructed me that if questioned by the FA, I should deny that I was having any relationship with him," she said. "He would do the same. I did not want to do anything which might get Mr Eriksson into trouble."
Acknowledging media interest in the case, Ms Alam stood for photographers at the entrance to the building before the hearing began. Her claims against the FA encompass allegations involving breach of contract, sexual discrimination, unequal pay and unfair dismissal. (anything she isnt making claims about? Lets throw in insanitary working conditions! We work in a sewer!)
She began her evidence by recording the sequence of her relationships in order to explain the context of how she came to leave her job at the FA.
She joined the organisation as a PA at the beginning of July 2003, she said. "I had a brief relationship with Mr Palios towards the end of [that year] culminating in a trip to Paris." He later told her he wanted to finish the relationship. "I was upset at the cold way he ended ."[i](it doesnt mention whether she herself is married or not...anyway, strike one)
Mr Eriksson, who had always been considerate, became more persistent. "He would often appear on the floor where I worked and give me compliments," she revealed. "He would telephone me and ask what I was wearing. He told me that I was beautiful. He would often say: 'You have never tried me, give me a chance'."
Miss Alam initially resisted and told him she did not want a relationship because he already had a partner, Nancy Dell'Olio. But, she recalled, the England manager told her that he and Miss Dell'Olio had been "leading separate lives for over a year".
The affair went ahead. "We had two wonderful days together," she said. "As well as the physical side of our relationship, we talked and talked. We only saw each other in private."(2 days! A true romeo and juliet story :()
When news of the affair emerged last summer, a statement was initially issued by the FA which denied that she had been seeing Mr Eriksson. "I did not want to admit to anything," she told the tribunal, "because I was protecting [him]."
The resulting publicity and attempts to prevent Mr Palios' involvement becoming public eventually led to a rift between Ms Alam and the FA. She resigned in August and engaged the publicist Max Clifford to sell her side of the story to the News of the World and the Mail on Sunday.
But it was allegations of sexual discrimination which yesterday opened up a new dimension to the case. "During my time of employment at the FA, I was sexually harassed by David Davies," she maintained. He made unwanted physical overtures to me. At his flat on one occasion in 2003, he tried to hold me close and kiss me while I left. On several occasions when we were alone in the lift together, he would try and kiss me on the lips. I would rebuff him."(...why was she at his flat, I assume alone?
Miss Alam said other female colleagues had told her Mr Davies had "a bit of a reputation" and had "tried it on" with them. "On occasions in his office he would attempt to hug me or put his arms around me. He advised me that his life was better with me in it and that we should run away together or that he wanted to lock me up and throw away the key. I found these comments and his conduct embarrassing and I did nothing to encourage it.
"I indicated his physical attentions were unwelcome by pushing him away or by moving out of range. I mentioned to several people at the FA that I found his attentions unwelcome."
She recorded these incidents in a notebook but it had gone missing from her possessions at work and had not been been returned to her, she said.
"It is with considerable reluctance I have brought this claim against Mr Davies because I feel very sorry for his wife," she added.
Ms Alam also admitted that in emails to colleagues she had previously described Mr Davies as a "great" boss.
In a highly unusual move, Mr Davies last night put out a statement through the Press Association denying that he had harassed Ms Alam and confirming that he would give evidence to the tribunal.
"I was immensely saddened to hear these allegations against me," he said. "They are deeply hurtful and will be refuted vehemently, not only by myself but also by others."
The hearing continues today.
Leading players
Faria Alam
After time as a fashion model, she trained as a computer technician and later worked as a personal assistant. Since leaving the FA, she has made media appearances and spent several months as a PA in New York. After swearing her oath on the Qur'an, she told the tribunal: "I don't believe I have good employment prospects in the UK." (swearing on the Qur'an eh...after having 2 affairs with married men, I'm loving this)
David Davies
The FA's executive director was formerly a BBC sports reporter and presenter. He was a popular appointment and has worked for the FA for more than 10 years, starting as public affairs director - effectively chief spin doctor - before becoming the organisation's director of international strategy. He is credited with having coined the evening news catchphrase: "If you don't want to know the result, look away now."
Sven-Goran Eriksson
The 56-year-old England manager was alleged to have telephoned Ms Alam regularly during the Euro 2004 competition. He and his long-term partner, Nancy Dell'Olio, appeared in newspapers yesterday photographed together on holiday. Ms Alam complained to the tribunal that Mr Eriksson had not been subjected to the same intrusive questioning that she had endured. ("this isnt fair, pester him too!" Oh wait, hes not the one who sold the story to all the tabloids...you are, stupid.)
Mark Palios
The 51-year-old former FA chief executive resigned after news of his affair hit the front pages last summer. It emerged that the FA's director of communications, Colin Gibson, had wanted her to provide a "kiss and tell" story about Eriksson to the News of the World on the understanding the newspaper would not then name Mr Palios as her former lover.
Max Clifford
The public relations guru famed for converting the most extraordinary confessions and celebrity misdemeanours into tabloid circulation boosters. He was involved not only in negotiating deals over Ms Alam's affairs but also with Rebecca Loos' reputed dalliance with David Beckham.