Squad rule will lead to court cases: Wenger

Updated on: 18 August,2010 09:05 AM IST |
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger warned the 25-man Premier League squad regulations could lead to court cases under FIFA regulation.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger 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' ufffd 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.

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?"

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