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rule changes... tevez
Carlos Tevez's arrival at the English Premier League has done more harm than good.
The Argentine striker came to West Ham via a third-party deal that cost them a heavy fine and resulted in legal action from Sheffield United. When West Ham assured the league that the contract had been severed, that turned out not to be the case.
So, now Tevez is at Manchester United and the Premier League has again been made to look bad.
Rule changes to prevent anything resembling a repeat are expected to be ratified at a Premier League board meeting next week.
"Changes have to be made for the same reason the Stevens report (on bungs) was necessary," said the Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore. "We cannot keep taking this blow to our reputation, and the clubs recognise that.
"On the back of the Carlos Tevez affair, we have changed the rules so that all documentation relating to player registration and employment has to be submitted in advance of signing the player."
Scudamore added: "Among West Ham's defences were that they believed the third-party agreement did not have anything to do with the player's registration. That is why it was not shown to the Premier League. Our policy now is: let us be the judge."
The Premier League is expected to change also the rule dealing with players loan, and particularly in the issue of players appearing against their parent clubs. Todate, most parent clubs ban the loaned player's participation in a match against the loaning club.
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10th August 2007, 12:30 AM
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