Leeds Super Fans react to Raphinha latest on Thursday
This is part of a regular series from our panel of Leeds United Super Fans. Each week, Super Fans from our Leeds Insider Facebook page will deliver their verdicts on the biggest talking points and news stories around Elland Road…
Leeds United have learned the consequences of ignoring the rules and playing Raphinha against Liverpool this Sunday.
Brazil and FIFA have enforced the new “five-day ban” for not reporting for international duty despite COVID protocols preventing that.
The Liverpool Echo have shared that if either clubs play their Brazilians this weekend, they will forfeit the game and pick up fines.
That simply doesn’t make sense.
What if both clubs played those that are banned? Surely, both clubs can’t lose the game and they could just be fined.
Liverpool have three of their first-team players missing, with both clubs being strongly affected by this nonsense ruling.
How on earth does banning your own players benefit the country during the next international break? If they are allowed to travel, they will, it is as simple as that.
Health authorities stormed the pitch of Brazil’s game with Argentina anyway to send Premier League players back to the United Kingdom, so they wouldn’t have been able to play anyway.
We asked our esteemed panel of MOT Super Fans about the ongoing saga, and their response was as overwhelming and passionate as ever.
The majority admitted that it was a joke, and that it was ridiculous that the ban was being enforced, with some even insisting it should be ignored.
Here’s what they said below…
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