I know that's the rules now... but if I was a premier league chief exec, or any other top league come to that, I'd be wondering why I can't utilise my employee because of something he did playing for anothe team. It starts a potentially dangerous precedent.
I'm not defending him, but how can Liverpool be responsible for his discipline when he's playing for a different team? After all, if any player is booked or sent off in an international match does it affect his playing for his club? Why should the club be punished when they clearly had no...
I think this could have the potential to impact clubs being willing to release their best players for international duty. Liverpool allow their best player to take part in the World Cup and because of something he does there they lose the right to play him at the start of the next season. I'm...