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| Liverpool make Mascherano request | Liverpool make Mascherano request |
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| Liverpool have sent a letter to Fifa asking for special dispensation to sign Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano on loan from West Ham. | Liverpool have sent a letter to Fifa asking for special dispensation to sign Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano on loan from West Ham. |
| Under Fifa regulations, Mascherano, 22, cannot play for another club this season because he has already represented Corinthians and West Ham. | Under Fifa regulations, Mascherano, 22, cannot play for another club this season because he has already represented Corinthians and West Ham. |
| But Liverpool hope Mascherano will be allowed to complete a move to Anfield. | But Liverpool hope Mascherano will be allowed to complete a move to Anfield. |
| A Fifa spokesman told BBC Sport that the "player status department" was currently considering the matter. | A Fifa spokesman told BBC Sport that the "player status department" was currently considering the matter. |
| Mascherano arrived at Upton Park with international team-mate Carlos Tevez on 31 August. | Mascherano arrived at Upton Park with international team-mate Carlos Tevez on 31 August. |
| But he has played only six minutes since the defeat at Tottenham on 22 October and is desperate to leave the club. | But he has played only six minutes since the defeat at Tottenham on 22 October and is desperate to leave the club. |
| Under the world governing body's rules, a footballer cannot play competitively for more than two different clubs between 1 July and 30 June the following year. | Under the world governing body's rules, a footballer cannot play competitively for more than two different clubs between 1 July and 30 June the following year. |
| The rule, article 5.3 of Fifa's Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players, was introduced in July 2005. | |
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