http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/club-v-country-is-never-far-away.html News from Euro 2008 Championships in Austria and Switzerland. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:09:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/club-v-country-is-never-far-away.html/comment-page-1#comment-513 Adrian Sat, 24 May 2008 02:54:24 +0000 http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/club-v-country-is-never-far-away.html#comment-513 Just to add the latest information to this article: Patrick Mueller has left Lyon without the permission of the club and joined the Swiss national team yesterday afternoon. This is all a bit risky for Mueller, as he still has a contract with Lyon (till the end of the season) and there have been rumors that he could be banned because he violated his contract. The Swiss FA (SFV) on the other hand claims, that he'll be fined only. This could actually become a precedent. If he gets only fined, other players might violate their contracts as well, with the national FAs paying the player's fine. Anyhow, I'm glad Mueller is there and hope he'll be fit enough to make the 23 man squad. With him in defense, the other defenders play more stable (Senderos comes to mind). Just to add the latest information to this article: Patrick Mueller has left Lyon without the permission of the club and joined the Swiss national team yesterday afternoon. This is all a bit risky for Mueller, as he still has a contract with Lyon (till the end of the season) and there have been rumors that he could be banned because he violated his contract. The Swiss FA (SFV) on the other hand claims, that he’ll be fined only.
This could actually become a precedent. If he gets only fined, other players might violate their contracts as well, with the national FAs paying the player’s fine.
Anyhow, I’m glad Mueller is there and hope he’ll be fit enough to make the 23 man squad. With him in defense, the other defenders play more stable (Senderos comes to mind).

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