Good old FIFA eh? Not content with causing total confusion last week over the offside law, they're now stopping our players representing their country because of beaurocracy!

Thanks to their committee not meeting until after the games on Wednesday, Ben Thatcher won't be able to make his debut for Wales against Scotland.

He'd been named by Mark Huges because he has a Welsh grandmother.

But FIFA have refused to rubber-stamp the 28-year-old's registration until the day after the friendly international.

A spokesman for the FA of the Wales said:

"The paperwork is in order, but itwill have to go before the FIFA committee and they don't meet until the dayafter the game.

"There's not a lot we can do apart from go along with it.

"Ben will still train with the squad and get to know the rest of the lads, but everyone is very, very disappointed for him because we know how keen hewas to be involved."

Snatch may be able to make his debut in the next game if picked, against Budapest for a friendly with Hungary on March 31.

2 other City players are in international action...City goalkeeper Danny Coyne is named in the Welsh squad and striker Paul Dickov has kept his place in the Scottish squad.

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