Joël Matip

[Scratch]

https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/statu...39344836284416

Be a good way to force the issue to be resolved I guess.

[Slinky Skills]

Be a good way to force the issue to be resolved I guess.

Definitely. Klopp is clearly fed up with it all now.

[BigChief]

so what happened with his international duty while he was with Shalke?

That might be a huge part of our risk strategy. If FIFA are going to take action against us then we'll get the lawyers kick their asses with precedence lawsuits.

Anyway, I'd rather get a deferred ban by which time we've bought in some good defenders (and Gomez) than have him not available now.

[PTP]

Conspiracy theory time

Fifa and UEFA are in cahoots

There was a big malarkey over sakho(Liverpool) drug issue....lfc make their drug rules look stupid and outdated and sakhos ban lifted....defo a few things seem to have been brushed under the carpet with no clear idea what happened (wouldn't be surprised if there is still something going on behind closed doors)

Few months later.....club vs country row sparks up, lands on fifas desk, more annoying work for them to look at when they should be out spending billions in the Bahamas.....oh look, it's Liverpool again!

Let's drag this out to piss them off

Source....just me being a bit bored hahaha

[kev776]

I'm sure Cameroon stated that any player who puts it in writing would not be selected - to my limited knowledge our chap didn't write so was picked in the provisional squad.

If correct, we don't have a leg to stand on.

[ChesterDave]

Wouldn't it be nice to be the team that takes on the shower of corrupt cunts and win. CAS basically tell them to **** off and rewrite their ****ty statutes.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

It isn't the army ffs, if you don't want to play, why the **** should you be punished?

[Shaggy]

Conspiracy theory time

Fifa and UEFA are in cahoots

There was a big malarkey over sakho(Liverpool) drug issue....lfc make their drug rules look stupid and outdated and sakhos ban lifted....defo a few things seem to have been brushed under the carpet with no clear idea what happened (wouldn't be surprised if there is still something going on behind closed doors)

Few months later.....club vs country row sparks up, lands on fifas desk, more annoying work for them to look at when they should be out spending billions in the Bahamas.....oh look, it's Liverpool again!

Let's drag this out to piss them off

Source....just me being a bit bored hahaha

David Gill FIFA Vice prez

[ChesterDave]

It isn't the army ffs, if you don't want to play, why the **** should you be punished?

FIFA need international football to fund their cushy existence. If all the top stars pulled out it would be less valuable and they would actually have to work for a living.

[Lecter]

The Cameroon Football Federation are not responding to requests for comment. It's all very messy. #LFC espnfc.co.uk/liverpool/stor…

I read somewhere that the Cameroon FA are refusing to recognise his (and a few other players) retirement

That is why they called them up, and although they werent named in the eventual squads the Cameroon FA are refusing to release them as punishment for refusing to play for them

So essentially FIFA as usual washing their hands of it (as per usual), whilst Cameroon FA act like complete cunts

[Lecter]

It's certainly the way to get the player get back involved with his national setup next time around.

Well played Cameroon.

I think they have a problem with a number of players and it looks like they feel the best thing to do is punish those players to set an example for the future

[Lecter]

I'm sure Cameroon stated that any player who puts it in writing would not be selected - to my limited knowledge our chap didn't write so was picked in the provisional squad.

If correct, we don't have a leg to stand on.

According to the club statement Matip had "previously communicated his withdrawl from consideration for international selection" to the Cameroon FA

I know there was an article earlier this month from the current coach saying Matip had a problem with the previous regime and despite his retirement he was planning on calling him up and forcing him to go

[PTP]

Whole thing is a farce....Fifa will wash their hands of it and go with Cameroon...no doubt somewhere along the line Cameroon have greased their palms and have some dirt on Fifa, so Fifa don't want to go against them

Fifa don't want to devalue international football as without it there is no point in the organisation

Cameroon want to **** over the players they will feel have let them down

All comes to one complete cluster ****

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

But they're okay with Messi using retirement as a political tool? Maybe retirement should be made permanent or at least a minimum length of say, 2/3 years? It'd certainly add legitimacy to it and players who have no interest in playing being able to actually think for themselves.

Also, what if a player is eligible to play for more than one nation, say a 17 year old who looks promising but isn't yet good enough for.. Spain? But Andorra call him up? he rejects that opportunity. What stops them from having a grievance? After all, the players seem to have little choice in playing at a FIFA tournament.

[Exiled_red]

It's complete bull****, it seems that Cameroon have refused to accept his retirement and called him up on that basis, if that is the case FIFA will uphold that and will punish us if we play him.

The question is what is the punishment likely to be if we were to play him? A fine for the club? A ban for Matip? Expulsion of us from cup competition if we play him in a cup game? Points deduction?

The problem is challenging FIFA/UEFA rules through the CAS typically impose greater restrictions on the player/club that we would get by just accepting the bull****, which is completely unfair, but is why nothing changes.