Mourinho: France treat Makelele like a slave

[Zeppo]

Makelele like a slave for France, says Mourinho

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho
said that Claude Makelele is being treated like "a slave" by
France coach Raymond Domenech, who wants him to play for the
French national team even though Makelele wants to retire.

Makelele, 33, came out of an initial international
retirement to play for France in the World Cup qualifiers then
the finals in June and July.

He won his 50th cap in the final defeat by Italy and then
said he wanted to call time on his international career.

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[Rockman]

RE: Mourinho: France treat Makelele like a slave

I would not have had a problem with Mourinho saying France treats their players like slaves, citing the good defender as an example, I am uncomfortable with using the word slave in this instance, it is (as was on previous occasions)holding the player in high esteem why his resistance...is met with such an intense opposition.













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[Lazie]

RE: Mourinho: France treat Makelele like a slave

FIFA declined to comment on the specifics of the row between Chelsea and France over Claude Makelele, but underlined that any player is allowed to retire from international football.

"The general situation is that any player is free to decide that he is not playing for his national team," said Andreas Herren, a spokesman for world football's governing body.

"There is no FIFA rule to prevent any player stopping his international career, that's up to him," he told AFP Monday.

"The one thing that has to be considered is that the intention to leave a national team or put an end to an international career needs to be communicated prior to a specific summons."

An annex to FIFA regulations on the "Status and Transfer of Players" states that "as a general rule" every club player "is obliged to respond affirmatively when called up" by his national side.

The rules deal primarily with a club's obligation to release a player for international duty.

Makelele informed the French Football Federation of his intention to quit the international scene on July 10 after playing for France in the World Cup final.

But French coach Raymond Domenech and the FFF have so far refused to accept the decision, triggering a bitter row with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho in recent days.

"Once you've said, 'that's it, I only want to go on playing club football, the association knows for good,' that's it, you don't have to repeat that every time," Herren explained.

The French football federation can call for FIFA's help to obtain a players' release from a club.

"We've simply taken note reading in the newspaper like anybody else but my understanding is we do not have a case pending in that respect. There is no case yet for us to make any comment on," Herren said.

"At the moment this appears to be a discussion at the level of the club, the player and the national association."

"In 99 out of 100 cases the player says 'I would like to quit my international career' and that's it."

"In some instances the player and the coach might agree that (the player) is available once again, but that's something between the two of them and no one else is involved," the FIFA spokesman added.

[Balla]

RE: Mourinho: France treat Makelele like a slave

Rockman (8/27/2006)I would not have had a problem with Mourinho saying France treats their players like slaves, citing the good defender as an example, I am uncomfortable with using the word slave in this instance, it is (as was on previous occasions)holding the player in high esteem why his resistance...is met with such an intense opposition.






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I am not sure I get what you are trying to say

[Rockman]

RE: Mourinho: France treat Makelele like a slave

Balla, would it offend you if the word "slave' would not have crossed Mourinho mind had the player been so called white?



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[Balla]

RE: Mourinho: France treat Makelele like a slave

wasnt very eloquent of you at all

I am not offended at all, the term was used in defense of Makalele

its like saying , oonuh tek di man fi slave tuh rathid

[Gamma]

RE: Mourinho: France treat Makelele like a slave

all moot. makelele disagreed with mourinho's categorisation and has accepted the call up...argument supposed to done!

[Rockman]

RE: Mourinho: France treat Makelele like a slave

You did not answer my hypothetical question.

Just have a good night sah.











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