Advertisement

How does the Suarez ban affect club v country rows?

To the surprise of some, Luis Suarez' punishment for biting Giorgio Chiellini will also be applie...
Newstalk
Newstalk

21.14 26 Jun 2014


Share this article


How does the Suarez ban affect...

How does the Suarez ban affect club v country rows?

Newstalk
Newstalk

21.14 26 Jun 2014


Share this article


To the surprise of some, Luis Suarez' punishment for biting Giorgio Chiellini will also be applied to his club career with Liverpool.

To discuss the repercussions for Liverpool and the impact on the relationship between clubs and countries, we were joined by The Times' Tony Barrett.

"It means they are in a very difficult position," said Barrett, who believes it lowers any fee in the event that a move to Spain becomes inevitable. 

Advertisement

But it also opens a can of worms when it comes to the complicated club v country relationships.

"It highlights the tensions that exist in that relationship between clubs and FIFA and the national teams. If you're Liverpool, you'll be thinking 'why would we allow our player to be used by FIFA? You've got to look at this as a commercial operation and the World Cup is a massive money spinning event for FIFA," said Barrett, who believes that Suarez' notoriety makes it hard to build a club v country revolution around him.

Listen to the full interview via the podcast.


Share this article


Read more about

Sport

Most Popular