Premier League clubs can play their 11 'banned' players after FIFA's five-day restriction is withdrawnBoth Alisson (left) and Fabinho (right) can play for Liverpool against Leeds this weekendIt means Jurgen Klopp can field Alisson, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino against Leeds, whose own Raphinha can now play. FIFA duly imposed five-day 'bans' on the 11 players representing their clubs. However, the Premier League clubs reached an agreement to ignore FIFA's punishment, deciding that both the league and clubs would take no action against opponents if they were to play the 'banned' players. The players wanted to play, the clubs wanted to let the players go. 'We couldn't do that but now it looks like the real punishment is for the players and of course the clubs as well.

Source: The Nation September 10, 2021 22:52 UTC