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Nov 10 2009, 04:21 AM
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Allievi Nazionali
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QUOTE Real Madrid are determined not to let Cristiano Ronaldo travel to Portugal to link up with his international team-mates for their World Cup play-off and under FIFA regulations appear to be within their rights to do so, as long as there is an agreement.
Ronaldo's last foray with the international side last month resulted in him aggravating an ankle injury against Hungary which has resulted in him missing the last seven games for Real, having already missed the defeat to Sevilla immediately prior to Portugal's final group qualifiers.
Since then the 24-year-old's injury has shown little sign of improvement and Madrid sought the advice of specialist Dutch surgeon Niek Van Dijk, who has advised further rest and a recovery program to heal the injury, something Madrid seem unwilling to risk by allowing their prize asset return to the international fold.
Today they have insisted that the Portugal captain will not travel to the national team's training camp in Obidos and a FIFA regulation on the matter stipulates that the player does not have to leave, Madrid, if he wishes.
Article 29, Annex I, Paragraph 4 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players reads as follows:
"A player who due to injury or illness is unable to comply with a call-up from the association that he is eligible to represent on the basis of his nationality shall, if the association so requires, agree to undergo a medical examination by a doctor of that association’s choice. If the player so wishes, such medical examination shall take place on the territory of the association at which he is registered [in Ronaldo's case, in Madrid]."
goal.com what do you think of this guys, does madrid have the rights to stop him from going to the national team?
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Nov 10 2009, 04:28 AM
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Token Girl
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I think it's tacky. That said, if a Portugal NT doctor does go to Madrid and examines him and says he's fit to go and he still doesn't go, he'll face sanctions (ie, a ban). Madrid don't want to risk him getting hurt - and a player being too hurt to play for his NT isn't exactly uncommon among other teams (MU for example). Thing is, I don't think the Portuguese FA and their coach are willing to really play hardball. My guess is they'll back down (and I would be unsurprised if they were to get a nice cash gift from Florentino Perez for doing so).
Course, the joke'll be on them if they do this and Portugal don't qualify for the World Cup -- in which case they'll probably lose an awful lot on Cristiano Ronaldo jersey sales.
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Nov 10 2009, 08:31 AM
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Token Girl
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MRIs can show muscle tears, Kurt.
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Nov 14 2009, 02:32 PM
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Pulcini Provinciali 98
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QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Nov 10 2009, 06:22 AM) I've always wondered, how will anyone know if he's injured? I have absoloutely zero knowledge on the medical system, do they have technology which can find muscle tear or bone damage now or similar? Otherwise what if the Portuguese FA just give him a medical and say he's fine, just so he can play? If you have muscle tear you would know it. If you don't, then you must be paralyzed.
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Nov 14 2009, 05:25 PM
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Primavera
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QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Nov 14 2009, 05:16 PM) I know that, I'm not an idiot. I disagree.
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Nov 14 2009, 07:37 PM
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All the time or some of the time? Either way... +1.
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Nov 14 2009, 08:04 PM
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Prima Squadra
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QUOTE (dst @ Nov 14 2009, 04:25 PM) I disagree. QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Nov 14 2009, 06:37 PM) All the time or some of the time? Either way... +1. (IMG: http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/1/1c/Go_fuck_yourself.png) QUOTE (MizNelson @ Nov 14 2009, 06:46 PM) Is it me, or are a lot of people PMSing on here lately? (IMG: style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) No, it's just you. You can't blame me, you practically walked right into that one.
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