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Posted August 01, 2015 22:22 · last edited August 01, 2015 22:55

Ryan54 wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Ryan54 wrote:

Kyle1502 wrote:

Ryan54 wrote:

That is the key thing though, these laws do not seem to have caught anyone else in international football out. 

that doesn't mean it isn't happening regularly. Every country could be breaking the eligibility rules, but because they haven't been challenged by another country they're getting away with it. 

So Vanuatu were the only team in international football who were smart enough to lodge a challenge?

No, they weren't.

Congo (Republic of, not the Democratic Republic of) did it. As did Namibia. See here.

Panama did it. See here.

There's probably heaps more but there's 3 examples found in a few minutes on Google.

Right. I know other countries have breached eligibility laws. My point has been on the specifics of articles 6, 7 and the process by which you seek an exemption. Has any other nation interpreted article 6 as we have?

Not that I found, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Some of the reports on the African cases don't actually say why the players were ineligible just that they were, for instance this article implies that the 5-year rule might have been the issue but isn't clear. Plus older cases or ones which were not as widely reported will be harder to find info about.

At least most of these teams which have broken the rules have only had the results overturned and been fined - no massive punishments and suspensions from future tournaments.

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ConanTroutman edited August 01, 2015 22:55
Ryan54 wrote:
ConanTroutman wrote:
Ryan54 wrote:
Kyle1502 wrote:
Ryan54 wrote:

That is the key thing though, these laws do not seem to have caught anyone else in international football out. 

that doesn't mean it isn't happening regularly. Every country could be breaking the eligibility rules, but because they haven't been challenged by another country they're getting away with it. 

So Vanuatu were the only team in international football who were smart enough to lodge a challenge?

No, they weren't.

Congo (Republic of, not the Democratic Republic of) did it. As did Namibia. See here.

Panama did it. See here.

There's probably heaps more but there's 3 examples found in a few minutes on Google.

Right. I know other countries have breached eligibility laws. My point has been on the specifics of articles 6, 7 and the process by which you seek an exemption. Has any other nation interpreted article 6 as we have?

Not that I found, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Some of the reports on the African cases don't actually say why the players were ineligible just that they were, for instance this article implies that the 5-year rule might have been the issue but isn't clear. Plus older cases or ones which were not as widely reported will be harder to find info about.

At least most of these teams which have broken the rules having only had the results overturned and been fined - no massive punishments and suspensions from future tournaments.