Now we know why Yakubu Aiyegbeni's move from Middlesbrough was temporarily held up,causing all sorts of jitters at Goodison park.
Apparently,he didn't satisfy a key requirement for his work permit...namely playing a prescribed number of games for his national team(in his case Nigeria).
This no doubts re-directs the searchlight on the club Vs Country debate.Now the likes of Mikel need to be more humble when Berie Vogts makes a phone call.
However,Club managers would still tell you they have the raw end of the deal....since football is now a multi-billion dollar venture and national teams are not responsible for the salaries,healthcare and sign-on fees of these players.What i suspect is we will continue to see more young players like Jamie Carragher retiring early from international football.
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