Source: Daily_Mail
Fulham's Shorey in FIFA probe after playing for third club in one season
Shorey not: Nicky turns out for Fulham this week[LNB]Nicky Shorey is on a collision course with FIFA because he played for his third club this season when he made his Fulham debut against Portsmouth on Wednesday.[LNB]The world body are unhappy that English football continues to provide a loophole to avoid their transfer rules, which state that players can represent a maximum of two clubs in one season.[LNB]The former England full back played for Fulham after signing on loan from Aston Villa, following an earlier nine-game spell at Nottingham Forest. But Shorey and Fulham are backed by the FA, the Premier League and the Football League, all of whom classify his time at Forest as an emergency loan.[LNB]Asmir Begovic will also defy the three-club rule if he makes his Stoke debut against Blackburn tomorrow. The former Portsmouth goalkeeper went to Ipswich on an emergency loan earlier this season.[LNB]A FIFA spokesman said: 'FIFA are concerned about the system of emergency loans in general and have approached the Football Association on various occasions in the past regarding this. FIFA will be contacting them again in order to obtain clarification with regard to this issue.[LNB] Loan star: Shorey started the season at Villa before being shipped out twice[LNB]'Generally speaking, and with regard to the application of the pertinent rule, ie. Article 5 Paragraph 3 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, the regulation should be applied as stated.'[LNB]This rule dictates that a player can be registered with a maximum of three clubs during one season but can only play for two of them with the sole exception of a move between clubs with overlapping seasons.[LNB] Emergency loans were introduced by the Football League to allow players to moveoutside of FIFA's strict transfer windows and therefore help clubs avoid the expense of stockpiling larger squads.[LNB]An FA spokesman said: 'Emergency loans don't count when calculating the number of clubs a player has played for as he remains under contract to his parent club.'[LNB] Fulham 1 Portsmouth 0: Avram Grant cops a sucker punch at Craven Cottage Fulham tie up loan deal for 28-year-old Aston Villa full-back Nicky Shorey FULHAM FC
