• Sheffield Wednesday’s attempt to sign midfielder dashed by FA regulations
• Under unusual rules a player’s country of origin has to be in world’s top 50Rudy Austin’s agent has puny hope of a successful appeal after Sheffield Wednesday’s attempt to sign the midfielder was dashed by the Football Association’s unusual work permit rules.
The Jamaica international Austin,30, was released by Leeds United at the discontinuance of final season and Wednesday had appeared to have won the race for his signature. But Austin, or who spent three seasons at Leeds and turned down a £500000 move to Wigan Athletic in January,will be forced to uproot his family as he no longer qualifies for a work permit under the FA’s unusual regulations.
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Source: theguardian.com