FIFA tell clubs to release players for Games (Reuters)
Published 7/23/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said
on Wednesday that clubs must release their eligible Under-23
players for the Olympic soccer tournament despite the claims of
Europe's leading clubs that they were under no obligation to do
so.
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