Rafinha Fined $1,000,000 by Schalke

By: Daryl | September 25th, 2008

Shalke have fined their right back Rafinha $1,000,000. His crime? Going AWOL from club duty to represent Brazil at the Olympics.

Rafinha is basically a victim of the CAS ruling that clubs didn’t have to release under-23 players for Olympic duty. But still, one million dollars? That’s a hefty sum even for a top flight footballer.

He was actually fined €700,000, but since the euro is strong like bull and the dollar is weak like kitten, it works out at just over $1 million (which, lets face it, makes a better headline.)

In any currency, that amount of money is going to sting. And if I was Rafinha I’d be tempted to tell Schalke to find a new fullback. But if Rafinha starts feeling too sorry for himself then someone should show him how much Adrian Mutu owes Chelsea.

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Category: Bundesliga

Tags: Adrian Mutu, Bundesliga, fine, Rafinha, Schalke

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• Bruno Romani |  September 25th, 2008 at 3:04 pm

  
  
  

  he should tell the club to f*ck off and move on.

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• Laurie |  September 25th, 2008 at 3:19 pm

  
  
  

  Ouch. This is ridiculous. Is there an appeals process?

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• daryl |  September 25th, 2008 at 3:21 pm

  
  
  

  “Is there an appeals process?”

  - Hopefully not to CAS!

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• kovolikessoccer |  September 25th, 2008 at 3:40 pm

  
  
  

  That is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard.

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• Luisao |  September 25th, 2008 at 3:56 pm

  
  
  

  Good! I applaud Schalke! This way Rafinha has less money to spend on titties and whores and more time to play footy! Well done by Schalke!

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• diana |  September 25th, 2008 at 7:47 pm

  
  
  

  daryl, unfortunately it is the case. According to what I read, he has taken the case to the CAS ‘in the hope that the Brazilian Football Federation can be forced to pay the fine’.

  http://www.sportinglife.com/football/overseas/germany/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/09/24/manual_131220.html&TEAMHD=germany

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