The continuing story of john obi mikel, a footballer in limbo

Thought this was an excellent article on the seemingly endless saga surrounding Nigerian footballer John Obi Mikel. It’s well structured and clearly thought out. Read it here
The actions of the players’ agents (if indeed they are that) certainly appear to be highly cynical. In particular, the attempted circumvention of binding arbitration from FIFA in favour of a Norwegian court ruling wasn’t helpful. It’s difficult to argue with the contention that the player himself could have sorted out this mess if he’d adopted a more direct approach with both clubs. Still, given the intrigue of death-threats, kidnappings etc., it’s easy to argue there were mitigating circumstances.