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FIFA supports Wenger : "Barca did not respect the rules"

Arsenal coach was in favor of maintaining the sanction by FIFA at Barcelona.

The Arsenal manager , Arsène Wenger French , today endorsed the penalty imposed by FIFA because the Spanish club Barcelona "has not respected the rules" to sign players minors.


" The rule is very simple, you can not move players under 16 unless their parents move for professional reasons ," he said at a press conference the French supporter , however, that the current FIFA rules change .

"In this instance , FIFA has considered that parents have moved for footballing reasons and therefore have been punished , because they have not followed the rules ," he added .

The world body on Wednesday banned Barcelona players make signings until the summer of 2015 because , according to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players FIFA (TMS ) , international transfers are permitted only when players reach 18 but with three exceptions .

The case of the Catalan club has to do with the hiring of community Europeans under 16 and non-EU under 18 , in a research conducted between 2009 and 2013.

For Wenger , there is always the "debate " about whether the family young footballer moves for professional or no reason , because " there is more money at stake," and parents " will be tempted to give your children the opportunity to have a good career."

For this reason, the coach believes Arsenal need to change the current FIFA rules "because now there is more competition for young players."

" It is not right that children under 16 are transferred without their parents , this is not at all correct . Had to change the rules to allow children to move with their parents if the club is responsible for the parents? A so best we have to do that, because it does, " he said.

Arsenal coach is exactly known for his frequent hit search and detect when young hopefuls .

Some of the talents who grew up under its protection are the French Patrick Vieira , Thierry Henry and Gaël Clichy, Cesc Fabregas the Spanish and Dutch Robin Van Persie .
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