FIFA president Sepp
Blatter has warned Europe's richest clubs he is ready to go to "war" if
they refuse to release players for international matches.
The club versus country battle has been brought sharply into focus this
month in a court case where Belgian club Charleroi have demanded
compensation from FIFA after one of their players, Abdelmajid Oulmers,
was injured playing for Morocco in 2004.
While the G14 has not said it would stop players representing their
countries, it has thrown its weight behind Charleroi's case.
"If they (G14) want war, they will have it," Blatter said during a visit
to open the new headquarters of the Tunisian football federation on
Monday.
The G14 clubs, who are also supporting French champions Olympique Lyon
in a similar case, have been at loggerheads with FIFA over regulations
for the release of players for internationals. |