not cool. just.. not cool.
i wanted to post this in ontd_fb but since there are so many Forlan fangirls there i'm probably just gonna end up getting verbally crucified or something.
anyway, some unpleasant news which happened right here in my city of Jakarta..
Forlan snubs international duty
Family ties mean striker protests against Indonesia match
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has refused to play in Friday's friendly against Indonesia in protest after his brother was snubbed as an organiser for the fixture.
The Uruguayan Football Association (UFA) confirmed earlier on Wednesday that the Atletico Madrid star would not be participating in Jakarta, but a reason was not provided.
Forlan's father, Pablo, has since revealed that the former Manchester United forward will not feature in the match because his brother, also named Pablo, was turned down by the UFA when proposing to organise the match.
"(Diego's brother Pablo) had the chance to set up the match and it ended up being arranged by someone else," former Uruguay international Pablo Forlan senior said on radio 1410amlibre.
"How would one brother react if the other went to the match that he was (originally) going to fix?"
He added: "Diego is not going for that reason."
Forlan, who was a joint top scorer at this summer's World Cup with five goals, will instead be travelling direct to China for Uruguay's match in Wuhan on 12th October.
source.
he really should've seen how fucking excited all of Jakarta football fans were. in fact, we were told that the only stars joining the team line-up were gonna be Suarez and him. seriously, his name was one of the first two that was confirmed, and suddenly he just bailed out like that. and everybody else went. Lugano, Muslera, Caceres, everybody. and he bunked off cos he's sulking over his brother? what the hell, Diego? aren't you supposed to be.. err i dunno, professional? and i am so shaking my head over the fact that he said yes to China but no to indonesia. does his brother get to run the China game?
i got this from a local newspaper: the Indonesian FA paid $ 448,000 to get the Uruguayan team to fly down here, and guess what? $ 20,000 goes to Forlan alone, for his "personal match fee". what a superstar.
seriously. he disappointed Indonesia.
anyway, some unpleasant news which happened right here in my city of Jakarta..
Forlan snubs international duty
Family ties mean striker protests against Indonesia match
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has refused to play in Friday's friendly against Indonesia in protest after his brother was snubbed as an organiser for the fixture.
The Uruguayan Football Association (UFA) confirmed earlier on Wednesday that the Atletico Madrid star would not be participating in Jakarta, but a reason was not provided.
Forlan's father, Pablo, has since revealed that the former Manchester United forward will not feature in the match because his brother, also named Pablo, was turned down by the UFA when proposing to organise the match.
"(Diego's brother Pablo) had the chance to set up the match and it ended up being arranged by someone else," former Uruguay international Pablo Forlan senior said on radio 1410amlibre.
"How would one brother react if the other went to the match that he was (originally) going to fix?"
He added: "Diego is not going for that reason."
Forlan, who was a joint top scorer at this summer's World Cup with five goals, will instead be travelling direct to China for Uruguay's match in Wuhan on 12th October.
source.
he really should've seen how fucking excited all of Jakarta football fans were. in fact, we were told that the only stars joining the team line-up were gonna be Suarez and him. seriously, his name was one of the first two that was confirmed, and suddenly he just bailed out like that. and everybody else went. Lugano, Muslera, Caceres, everybody. and he bunked off cos he's sulking over his brother? what the hell, Diego? aren't you supposed to be.. err i dunno, professional? and i am so shaking my head over the fact that he said yes to China but no to indonesia. does his brother get to run the China game?
i got this from a local newspaper: the Indonesian FA paid $ 448,000 to get the Uruguayan team to fly down here, and guess what? $ 20,000 goes to Forlan alone, for his "personal match fee". what a superstar.
seriously. he disappointed Indonesia.