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Everton have lost out on their appeal to get Steven Pienaar to report late for international duty with South Africa. Everton hoped Pienaar could appear in the League Cup semi-final first leg against Chelsea on Tuesday. Pienaar does not play for RSA until the 23rd of January.
"We are extremely disappointed that a common-sense attitude has not been shown, as has been the case with a number of other federations," Everton secretary David Harrison told the club's official website.
"Despite FIFA's attempts to clarify the regulation, we do feel -- as do a number of other European clubs -- that there is a distinct grey area on this ruling and we are extremely disappointed that this has only been made clear at this late stage."
Written by majicka
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