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| August 28, 2006 | Monday | Sha'aban 3, 1427 |
‘French treating Makelele like slave’
LONDON, Aug 27: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said that Claude Makelele is being treated like ‘a slave’ by France coach Raymond Domenech, who wants him to play for the French national team even though Makelele wants to retire.
Makelele, 33, came out of an initial international retirement to play for France in the World Cup qualifiers then the finals this summer.
He won his 50th cap in the final defeat by Italy and then said he wanted to call time on his international career.
However, Domenech has selected him for France's upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers against Georgia and Italy and under FIFA rules if he refuses to play in those games he can be suspended from playing for Chelsea.
Mourinho told Sky Sports after his team's 2-0 win over Blackburn on Sunday: “Makelele is not a football player — Makelele is a slave.
“He's played in the biggest game you can, the World Cup final, and now he wants to retire but the coach told us if he does not play for France, he won't be playing for Chelsea.
“We know the rules. You are a slave, you have no human rights.”—Reuters
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