Seems the story is getting more and more coverage, this time in the NY times. Here's the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/s....html?_r=2&ref=soccer&oref=slogin&oref=slogin I will provide my thoughts later as I am busy just now.
Quote from the paper: "It is not rare for Brazilians to show up on the rosters of other nations. The Japanese national team has Alex from Maringá, Spain has Marcos Senna from São Paulo, Portugal has Deco from São Bernardo do Campo, Mexico has Zinha from São Paulo, and Tunisia has Francileudo dos Santos from Zé Doca. FIFA’s president, Joseph. S. Blatter, has been especially outspoken about the matter of changing allegiances. “FIFA takes this issue very seriously,” a FIFA spokesman said. So does Qatar. According to FIFA, the Qatari federation has brought a lawsuit against Emerson. " So it seems the Qatari federation is suing it's own player..... I cannot believe this.
