9 weirdest things banned by football managers and clubs
Managers are the authority figures at their clubs and are responsible for the players who play under them. Clubs own the players for the duration of the contract, so it should come as no surprise if the club or the manager asks a player not to do something.However, some of the most famous coaches and clubs have been in the news for banning or forbidding their players from partaking in simple joys. From outlawing chips to coloured boots to snow sports, managers and clubs have been there and banned that.We look at some of the weirdest things that have been banned or forbidden by football managers and clubs:
#1 Arsene Wenger banned Flamini from cutting his shirt sleeves
Arsenal, as a club, has a weird rule that all the players should wear the same shirt on match day that has been selected by the captain. That means wearing full sleeves or short sleeves for the game is at the captain’s discretion. It's an old tradition that Wenger has maintained even after all this time.
This did not go down well with Frenchman Mathieu Flamini. The midfielder had developed a habit of taking a pair of scissors to his shirt and turning it into a short-sleeved one. Flamini had been involved in a row with the kit man Vic Akers over the same issue.
After a Champions League encounter in 2013, Le Professeur had a public dressing room drill-down with Flamini for breaching club rules.
“I do not like that and he will not do that again,” Arsene Wenger said. “I was surprised he did that; we don't want that.”
However, Flamini continued to defy his manager.
“I've been playing at the top level for 10 years. I like to wear short sleeves, that's what I like to do,” the 31-year-old said.