Wenger : League 25-Man Squad Rule Could Lead To Court Cases
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Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger Claims Premier League 25-Man Squad Rule Could Lead To Court Cases
Frenchman highlights FIFA regulation...
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned the 25-man Premier League squad regulations could lead to court cases under FIFA regulation.
The new rules have stated that all top flight sides must name a list of players over the age of 20 - with eight classed as 'homegrown' - the day after the transfer window slams shut. Anyone not selected will be ineligible to play until the selection is reviewed after the New Year.
Speaking to the Gunners' official website, Wenger declared Section 15 of the governing body's ‘Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players - 2010' - which allows players to rip up their contracts if they play fewer than 10 per cent of a club's official matches - will lead to a raft of legal action.
He said: "The players have already integrated into their way of thinking that a club can only give 25 names to the Premier League.
"They already think 'if I am not in the 25 I can retire, or go here, or go there, or I go to court' - that can happen as well. Do not forget that somebody did not think in England that, if you play less than ten per cent of games in a season, under FIFA rules you can get rid of your contract.
"I would like to know, when they voted for that in the Premier League, if they knew this rule. If you have not played more than ten per cent of games, you can get in front of a FIFA committee that then decides how much money you have to pay to buy out your contract. That is a rule.
"If players are paid for playing and you do not give them the chance to play they can go to court and ask for that money from you because they had never that chance to play. If you are not even in the 25, how can you play?" -
Wow, what this rule about playing less than 10% games can tear your contract?
