Blatter makes vow over 2012

    Thursday, August 7, 2008

    FIFA president Sepp Blatter has vowed to ensure that clubs will be obliged to release under-23 players for the London 2012 Olympic football tournament. A court decision on Wednesday handed power to clubs to refuse to release any players for the Games, threatening the plans for London 2012 tournament. But Blatter insisted he will use FIFA's ruling Congress to have it enshrined in the rules that clubs must release under-23 olds for the Olympics. Blatter told PA Sport: 'For 2012 we will have the ...

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