Oh my. Did Marseille knew that Joey Barton couldn't play for them before signing him? He will serve his remainding ban in Ligue Un.
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| I said to my friend that this is a potential banana skin for both party involved. |
The ban was issued as a result of his actions on the
final day of last season, when he was sent off for a clash with
Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez and responded by lashing out at
City players Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany before attempting to
confront Mario Balotelli.
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| Part of the folklore from that famous final day. |
But any hopes that he might avoid serving his ban after moving to a
new country have been dashed by a statement from the French League, the
LFP, tonight. The statement, published on both the LFP and Marseille's websites,
read: "Upon the transfer of Joey Barton from Queens Park Rangers to
Olympique Marseille, the English Football Association transmitted to the
French Football Federation the disciplinary sanction he was subject to
in the English league.
"In accordance with article 12 of FIFA's Regulations for the Status
and Transfer of Players, the sanction is applicable in France. Consequently Joey Barton, having served three of his 12-match
suspension [in England], is suspended for the next nine games in
domestic competition (Ligue 1 and the Coupe de la Ligue)."
The FIFA regulation cited in the statement reads: "Any disciplinary
suspension imposed on a player prior to a transfer must be enforced or
applied by the new association at which the player is registered. The former association is obliged to notify the new association of
any sanction in writing and upon issuing the ITC (International Transfer
Certificate)."
As a Result, Marseille do look quite stupid now, are they?
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