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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Footballer banned from local competition for seven years after breaking unknown rule - 9News

A Sydney football player has been banned from playing in a local competition for nearly seven years after registering for two teams in different council areas.

Javier Nourry played in the Football St George Association on Friday nights and Football Canterbury Association on Saturday afternoons, unaware that playing for more than one club at a time is against the rules under FIFA statutes.

He had registered for both over-45s teams as a way to "challenge himself" physically, he told 2GB radio host Ben Fordham.

"I've grown up playing it all my life," Nourry said.

"I wanted to test my fitness levels as well, I just enjoy the game so much.

"I was approached by two teams and I said, 'Yeah, sure, the associations don't cross, it doesn't impact.'"

Nourry's double registration came to light after someone saw him playing in both teams and notified the associations.

Football Canterbury took extreme action, banning him from playing in any team under the association until 2030.

The local club said Nourry's "deception" was "deliberate" in a statement informing the player of the ban. 

Javier Nourry has been banned from a local football competition for seven years for being registered for two teams at once.
Javier Nourry has been banned from a local football competition for seven years for being registered for two teams at once. (2GB/Supplied)

They also took it a step further, stripping Nourry's team of their points and sending them to -12 points.

"They (the team) were pretty distraught to tell you the truth, morale dropped considerably, and it got to the point where they protested," Nourry said.

"I don't understand, seven years for a dual registration process.

"It's just weekend park football, we're not playing for the World Cup."

The team was forced to dissolve as they believed fighting the association "wasn't worth it", according to Nourry.

Football St George had a more "reasonable" approach, dismissing the charges as accidental.

"Mr Nourry stated that he was not aware that players could not play in two associations," it said in a statement.

"We consider that the player did not intend to deceive CPRFC or FSG and was unaware that he could not play in two competitions."

Nourry has contacted Football NSW to fight the ban.

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