Infantino asks leagues to release players for WCup qualifiers

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday he wanted the Premier League and LaLiga as well as national federations to “show solidarity” in light of the player release dispute for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. On Tuesday, the English top-flight said it would stop individuals from featuring for countries on the UK government’s red list, […]

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday he wanted the Premier League and LaLiga as well as national federations to “show solidarity” in light of the player release dispute for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

On Tuesday, the English top-flight said it would stop individuals from featuring for countries on the UK government’s red list, meaning a quarantine on return, for September’s matches.

Liverpool’s Egypt forward Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus are likely to miss out.