Franz is furious!

Franz Beckenbauer has aimed angry words at Franck Ribery, saying that Ribery has used Bayern to make a name for himself. Beckenbauer questioned Ribery's loyalty to Bayern, after Ribery stated that he would have liked to join Real Madrid this summer.

Beckenbauer said "Ribery only came here to make a name for himself," Beckenbauer was quoted by the Bild newspaper as saying at a benefit evening on Saturday night.
"He doesn't give a damn about Munich."

Ribery can leave Munich next season because of the pathetic FIFA rule.....article 17, which allows a player under the age of 28 to walk away from a club after three years of his contract. So if Bayern don't sell Ribery between now and next April, they will get no money for the French International if he decides to leave next summer.

The clubs should be able to sue the players if they break the contact, or there should be a rule, stating that if you sign a four year contract with a club, that's it, you're there until the time's up.
But, i want to protect the players too.
Once the player signs that contract he cannot request a transfer, nor can the club sell him. If he doesn't like it, he can rot in the reserves, but also the player if fit, has to be able to play in the first team for at least half the season.

I think this way we'll cut out all the bullshit of transfer chaos.
Any suggestions on how to make it better?

Lucio for the San Siro......the Blue and Black side

Brazil's Bayern Munich central defender Lucio has left the Bundesliga and headed for Inter Milan and Jose 'The Special One' Mourinho. It is believed that the transfer details with the Italian champs as well. He's signed for Inter until 2012. He's been playing for the German giants since 2004.

But it is understood that the two clubs have agreed not to release any details of the transfer.
This will be a good signing for Inter as Mourinho has been told to win the Champions League by club president Moratti, who wants no excuses this time around.
It will be a good match up for the Milan derby, watching Ronaldinho go up against fellow countrymen Lucio, Maicon, Mancini and Co.

Bayern winger has his wings clipped

Sorry fellas, the door is apparently shut on a Franck Ribery transfer.
Ribery has been linked to Real Madrid, and Chelsea and Man UTD have been watching the 26 year old Bayern winger

Bayern's General Manager Uli Hoeness said: "He will certainly stay."We are not prepared to talk, not even for £60million or more."

Real Madrid had hoped that they would be adding Ribery to their collection of stars, including new boys Karim Benzema, Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo
Ribery wasn't happy at Bayern and there were reports of him missing training to force a move to the Bernabeu. But Hoeness has shot down those reports and said that Ribery had a genuine excuse for the absence.

He added: "If he is injured he is injured. Just like anybody else."
If a player wants to go, and he's only there to fill the squad sheet, then let him go and get some money from the deal. But if he's a star player and he's going about shit the wrong way, saying crap in the press, missing training sessions.......then this is what i would do. Say crap in the press, you miss a certain amount of games. You miss training, i'll go to your house and let my assistant take over the training session until i find you. You sign the contact, you get paid by the club, so you'll train and play when i want you to. It's as simple as that. If you don't want to play for a club, don't sign. I understand things happen within a contract period, but if the manager still wants you to play, he must have some respect for you.
How would you handle a situation like this?

Ribery on the move?

Bayern Munich General Manager Uli Hoeness has possibly given Perez and Real Madrid some hope that the German outfit would listen to offers for the French international star Franck Ribery.

"We would only consider it if somebody did something crazy," said Hoeness.

Now, maybe it's just me, but why would you say that if you really don't want to sell him. If he's such an asset, you just say "No, go away"! Am I right? I believe I am!

Ribery is a fine, skillful player who I think would fit in anywhere (except Liverpool.....mainly because of Benitez' "fine tuning"). To me, this means that Hoeness doesn't really care if Ribery goes, because if he did, Hoeness could possibly buy 4 or 5 good players with the money from this transfer, if it ever happens.