Diego (definitely not) to the Olympics

Diego is not going to Beijing.

So much for that. What was expected to happen this afternoon did infact happen and Werder have denied Diego the opportunity to represent Brazil in China next month. The only question that remained was whether or not Werder would face sanctions or some form of punishment from FIFA for keeping the playmaker locked in his room in Bremen/Austria/Norderney when Dunga drove by to pick him up. Klaus Allofs doesn’t seem to think so:

“It’s clear that if we don’t release Diego, we won’t face any sanctions”

Well, there you have it then. Cased closed. Also should be noted that Schalke have crushed Rafinha’s Olympic hopes as well. A bit harsher than Diego’s denial if you ask us. Diego is the absolute, undoubtedly key piece for Werder. Bremen are a completely different team without him. Rafinha, while quite good, doesn’t have the same type of impact with Schalke as a right back.

Diego is due in camp on July 14th for the second part of preseason preparations. Let’s move on to something new, shall we.

Category: Team News

Tags: diego, olympics, Team News

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