FIFPRO has condemned Roma and Jose Mourinho for inciting a ‘mobbing marketing campaign’ towards their very own defender Rick Karsdorp.
- FIFPRO slam Roma and Mourinho
- Blamed for ‘mobbing marketing campaign’
- Accused Karsdorp of betrayal
WHAT HAPPENED? Mourinho froze Karsdorp out of the squad after Roma’s 1-1 draw towards Sassuolo in Serie A on November 9, with the supervisor accusing the Dutchman of ‘betraying’ his teammates and telling him to discover a new membership – though he stopped in need of naming him on the time. The defender was additionally fined for lacking a mid-season event in Japan, and FIFPRO – the worldwide organisation that represents 65,000 skilled gamers – has now slammed Roma and supervisor Mourinho for his or her actions.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Karsdorp has since been linked with the likes of Fulham and Juventus. Roma have did not safe a win of their final 5 Serie A video games and are presently seventh within the league desk, with 27 factors from 15 matches.
WHAT THEY SAID?: The assertion from FIFPRO learn: “FIFPRO strongly condemns AS Roma’s remedy of Rick Karsdorp, who in latest weeks has been the sufferer of a mobbing marketing campaign. Karsdorp has been accused in public of being a “traitor”, a hurtful and baseless time period that membership administration has failed to handle or apologise for, and followers have repeatedly used to confront him and his household.
“Moreover, he has been made the topic of an unjustified disciplinary case. These acts apparently are a technique to deflect from the membership’s poor latest performances and aimed to place unjustified stress on the participant. Such behaviour is incompatible with the FIFA Laws on the Standing and Switch of Gamers. Rick Karsdorp has the complete assist of each FIFPRO and Dutch gamers’ union VVCS.”
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WHAT NEXT FOR ROMA? The Giallorossi subsequent face Bologna in a Serie A conflict on January 4.