FIFA on Wednesday, banned eight players from Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United from this weekend’s round of Premier League fixtures.
The clubs will not be able to select the affected players, following a row between them and the Brazilian Football Association escalated dramatically.
Goal reports that FIFA has informed clubs that the controversial ‘five-day rule’ will be imposed by the Brazilian FA.
This will prevent eight players from five clubs from featuring in this round of domestic fixtures.
Liverpool trio Alisson Becker, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino are all impacted, as are Manchester City duo Gabriel Jesus and Ederson, Manchester United midfielder Fred and Leeds star Raphinha.
Clubs have been warned they will face sanctions, which could include forfeiting games, should they fail to comply.