Government And FA To Lobby Fifa

Prompted by the problems surrounding Carlos Tevez’s proposed transfer to
Manchester United, the UK government and the Football Association are uniting to
lobby FIFA to investigate the issue of third party ownership of players.

The government is concerned that the integrity of the game could be damaged
by the practice of third party ownership and has called for a probe at the
‘highest international level’.

FIFA is to set up a dispute resolution chamber in the coming weeks to
determine whether Tevez is owned by West Ham, or his advisor Kia Joorabchian.

The FA Premier League has also insisted that any deal to transfer the
Argentine from West Ham to Manchester United is conducted between the two clubs.

Manchester United have already asked FIFA to intervene in the protracted
dispute between the club and West Ham.

United’s chief executive David Gill has stated that he expects the matter to
be cleared up by 31st August.