After the legal problems between European teams and FIFA by the call for players for the recent Games in Beijing, the association of European Clubs (ACE) wants the international federation to reverse its intention to include an Olympic event in the calendar FIFA. "There will be a meeting with the president of Fifa, Joseph Blatter," announced the president of ACE, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, in statements today that reproduces the German newspaper "Sport Bild."
The ECA was founded in January and happens to the G-14 as the association that brings together the most powerful clubs in Europe.
"We can not continue lengthening the timetable. We must end this greed. It is not possible that clubs pay their players and they will be each time with their national teams," said the German, chairman of the board of Bayern Munich.
The ECA will oppose to Blatter announced that it did in Beijing include the Olympic Games in the international calendar of FIFA, so that teams can not do anything to prevent the departure of its players younger than 23 years.
In addition, ACE wants to reduce the age limit for Olympic soccer, which has the support of the UEFA president, Michel Platini.
"The idea is that Platini in the future only involved players under 19 years. Maybe they can reach a point that satisfies both sides. I think the participation of teams under age 21 as a good possibility," he said German.
"The clubs then should undertake to give permission for their players, without the Olympic Games are included in the calendar of international soccer," Rummenigge elaborated the position of the body it represents.
Since this is a European problem, Platini called to ask him to participate in the meeting with Blatter, for which there is still no date. "But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not be present," added Rummenigge.
Upon reaching the Olympic Games in Beijing there was a sharp dispute between football clubs, national associations of various countries and FIFA on mandatory that players participate in the Games.
The conflicts were the most severe of Argentine Lionel Messi, of Barcelona, and the Brazilians Diego (Werder Bremen), Rafinha (Schalke). The two "canarinhos" escaped without permission from their clubs to play with the selection of his country.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne ruled in favour of clubs, and determined that they were not obliged to give permission for their players. Nevertheless, Messi and the two Brazilians played with his selection in Beijing.
After the defeat before the CAS, Blatter announced that starting next year the Olympics will be included in the international football calendar, which clubs would be obliged to allow their players play.
In addition, London 2012 will only teams under 23 years, ie without the three exceptions allowed for each selection that are in force today.
As far as they agree it ACE and FIFA is not open the Olympic tournament for all players, regardless of age, as requested by the IOC president, Jacques Rogge. Thus could participate in the Games all major soccer stars.
"Already now I can say 100 percent that there will be no agreement," said Rummenigge. Blatter already ruled in Beijing as a measure for not making the World Cup competition, held every four years.
