Uefa to ban players if they refuse to play for their country

[Assassin]

WTF...This is ridiculous...

UEFA president Michel Platini has threatened to hand Franck Ribery a three-match ban if he refuses to join up with the French national team - despite the fact the Bayern Munich attacker has retired from international football.

Ribery, who missed the 2014 World Cup through injury, announced his retirement from the international scene in August.

However Platini claims Ribery's decision to retire from international duty is out of his hands as Les Bleus coach Didier Deschamps has the final say on who he chooses to select in his squad.

[rudedog]

Cant see that getting very far with European employment law.

[Gibbo]

Thats absolutely ridiculous

[Chris]

Good luck trying to enforce that one!

[baitman]

free the slaves

[G]

Between Blatter, the entire FIFA exco and Platini we are well stocked with contemptible ****s at the top of the game.

[-V-]

So according to Platini it's in Fifa's rules that if a player is called up he must report for duty if he is not injured...........

[Charly]

So according to Platini it's in Fifa's rules that if a player is called up he must report for duty if he is not injured...........

Conscription?

[G]

So Deschamps can be added to the list of bellends for calling up a player who has retired.

[RichC]

Didn't this happen with Makelele a few years back

[Liverpel]

Didn't this happen with Makelele a few years back

Yep.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/2387695/mourinho-makelele-a-slave

Jose Mourinho claims France are treating Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele like 'a slave'.

Makelele has been called up for France's upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers against Georgia and Italy, despite retiring from international football after the World Cup.

Les Bleus coach Raymond Domenech expects to be able to pick the midfielder for the games and has threatened Makelele with a club ban, if he does not turn up.

Mourinho is upset with the situation and is adamant the 33-year-old should have the right to retire from international football.

If Makelele fails to make himself available for selection, he could be banned for four Chelsea matches - a scenario which has enraged his club boss.

"The situation is, in my opinion, unbelievable," Mourinho told Sky Sports 1.

"I think Makelele is not a football player, Makelele is a slave.

"He played in the biggest game a player can play in his international career - he played in the World Cup final.

"He wants to retire and the national team coach has told us very objectively, very objectively, if he's not playing for France, he's not playing for Chelsea, he's suspended for Chelsea.

"We know the rules, we don't need him to tell us the rules.

"But the player wrote a letter to their federation and told the manager he doesn't want to play for France.

"He (Domenech) has been very objective and said you have to play Georgia and Italy. If you are not playing in those two matches, you will be suspended for four matches for Chelsea.

"You are a slave, you have no human rights, you cannot choose. You don't have the right to choose? No liberty, no freedom, no democracy, no human rights.

"Two matches you don't play for France, then you don't play for four for Chelsea, he has to go.

"The rules are there, the law is there. He doesn't want to go, but he has to go."

Meanwhile, Chelsea have issued a statement to reveal their intention to try and resolve the matter amicably with the French Football Federation.

"Chelsea Football Club will be making further representations to the French Football Federation, after discussions with Claude Makelele, regarding his desire to retire from international football," read the statement on the club's official website.

"Chelsea FC believes that a player should have the freedom to choose about his own international career, especially in the case of Claude who has served his country at the highest level and with distinction for several years.

"This view was expressed to the French national coach Raymond Domenech in a meeting last week at our training ground.

"We understand the letter of the law is very clear on this subject, and the ramifications for Claude and Chelsea if he is called up but does not play.

"We would like to stress that this is not a club versus country issue, we are not seeking conflict with the FFF. This issue is about supporting the wishes of one of our players whose past commitment to his country cannot be called into question."

[tsb]

In what alternate dimension is this even approaching legal?

[Liverpool]

Are they going to introduce an acceptable retirement age?

[Roboklopp]

Players will just turn up & play badly FFS. Stupid cunts.

[baitman]

Players will just turn up & play badly FFS. Stupid cunts.

so, we can then deduce none of the current england team want to be there