[Lord Snooty]

FIFA can do owt they want. They could have the player in question shot if they thought it appropriate.

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Seriously though. If a player pulls out of his international squad, he is ineligible under FIFA rules for the next match his club plays. Sakho's team were still in the Africa Cup, therefore West Ham have fielded an ineligible player so the FA should treat them the same way they did Chesterfield.