UEFA taking a stand on the issue of loanee players playing against their owning clubs:
http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/admin...d=2088774.html
Quote:
Both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations contain clear provisions which strictly forbid any club to exert, or attempt to exert, any influence whatsoever over the players that another club may (or may not) field in a match.
It follows that any provision in a private contract between clubs which might function in such a way as to influence who a club fields in a match is null, void and unenforceable so far as UEFA is concerned.
Furthermore, any attempt to enforce such a provision would be a clear violation of both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations and would therefore be sanctioned accordingly.
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So Thibaut Courtois can play and any contract that says he cannot play against Chelsea is '
null, void and unenforceable'.
Good.
It's a shame it won't happen in the Premier League but for some reason Wenger was attacked for expressing the exact same sentiments that are now being applauded!
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...arsene-3395418
Although that's partly because the media decided Wenger's comments were boring so instead pretended he said something else....