Club or Country and the role of G-14
May 29, 2007
As we all would agree, it’s an honor to play for and represent your country but, what happens when players get injured on National duty and cannot play for their club? It’s a touchy situation both politically and from a business perspective.
You may or may not be aware of the G-14 ( a standing organization established to represent the collective views of many elite professional clubs in Europe)? Depending on what side of the fence your on - you love the G-14 or hate ‘em. What I find interesting though is one of the important issues that is wrapped up in litgation now which is, who’s responsible for a players contract when they get injured playing for country?
Plattini wants to replace the G-14 for reasons of power abuse. Belgian club Sporting Charleroi filed suit and is seeking damages from FIFA due to one its players being sidelined for 8 months from injury during National squad service.
Michael Owen just returned to Newcastle from his World Cup injury and with Beckham headed to LA and being called back to England’s squad, these situations present a very real risk to the clubs. Now, abusing legal systems is one thing but, this seems to be a real issue that needs discussion and I thought I’d open it up for anyone interested.
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