{"id":33492,"date":"2025-12-17T08:59:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/manchester-united-furious-after-morocco-block-nousser-mazraoui-from-playing-against-bournemouth\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T08:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:59:44","slug":"manchester-united-furious-after-morocco-block-nousser-mazraoui-from-playing-against-bournemouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/manchester-united-furious-after-morocco-block-nousser-mazraoui-from-playing-against-bournemouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United furious after Morocco block Nousser Mazraoui from playing against Bournemouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/manchester-united-furious-after-morocco-block-nousser-mazraoui-from-playing-against-bournemouth\/#Manchester_United_escalate_Mazraoui_complaint_to_FIFA\" >Manchester United escalate Mazraoui complaint to FIFA<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/manchester-united-furious-after-morocco-block-nousser-mazraoui-from-playing-against-bournemouth\/#0_key_passes_0_dribbles_Amorim_must_be_a_bad_guy_for_Manchester_United_like_Hojlund\" >0 key passes, 0 dribbles: Amorim must be a bad guy for Manchester United like Hojlund<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/manchester-united-furious-after-morocco-block-nousser-mazraoui-from-playing-against-bournemouth\/#Bruno_Fernandes_says_Manchester_United_%E2%80%98wanted_me_to_leave\" >Bruno Fernandes says Manchester United &#8216;wanted me to leave&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"content-block-regular\">\n<p>Sources say Manchester United were furious with Morocco for blocking Nouser Mazraoui from playing against Bournemouth on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"man-utd-escalate-mazraoui-complaint-to-fifa\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_escalate_Mazraoui_complaint_to_FIFA\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Manchester United escalate Mazraoui complaint to FIFA<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 28-year-old has been called up by the hosts for the African Cup of Nations, which begins against Comoros on December 21st, with FIFA recently confirming that his release period will start from December 15th.<\/p>\n<p>That night, United hosted Bournemouth, but were unable to call up Mazraoui in a chaotic 4-4 draw as the Royal Moroccan Football Federation refused to allow the versatile defender to play.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"just-like-hojlund-amorim-must-bin-man-utd-dud-leny-yoro\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rasmus-hojlund-man-utd-flop.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rasmus-hojlund-man-utd-flop.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"0_key_passes_0_dribbles_Amorim_must_be_a_bad_guy_for_Manchester_United_like_Hojlund\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\t0 key passes, 0 dribbles: Amorim must be a bad guy for Manchester United like Hojlund<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Manchester United had an exciting game at Old Trafford on Monday night.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sources said the matter was escalated to FIFA and Ruben Amorim and others left disappointed and feeling unfairly penalized by the schedule.<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s manager had expected Mazraoui to be available, having trained with his teammates before his departure on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Mbeumo and Amad Diallo were available to play against Bournemouth after United held productive negotiations with the federations of Cameroon and Ivory Coast respectively.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bruno-fernandes-says-man-utd-39-wanted-me-to-leave-39\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bruno_Fernandes_says_Manchester_United_%E2%80%98wanted_me_to_leave\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Bruno Fernandes says Manchester United &#8216;wanted me to leave&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Captain Bruno Fernandes insisted that &#8220;the club wanted me to go&#8221; when Al Hilal made a big-money move to sign him in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi club offered up to \u00a3700,000 a week for the Portugal international and were reportedly willing to pay \u00a3100m for the 31-year-old midfielder, but Fernandes ended up remaining at Old Trafford following talks with Amorim.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Canal 11, a channel run by the Portuguese Football Federation, Fernandes said he felt United&#8217;s executives were keen to make money.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_14\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;I could have left during this transfer window and I would have made more money. I would have left a season ago and we would have won a lot of trophies this season, but I decided not to go, not just for family reasons but because I really love the club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;From the club I felt, &#8216;If you leave, it&#8217;s not so bad for us.&#8217; It hurts me a little bit. More than hurts me, it makes me sad. I&#8217;m a player that no one can criticize, I&#8217;m always ready and I always do my best&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t see this as a money issue. There is a big difference with Saudi Arabia, but financially I can&#8217;t complain.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;If I ever go to Saudi Arabia to play, I will. It won&#8217;t be for the money. I will go because it will change my lifestyle. After six years of cold and rain in Manchester, my children&#8217;s lives will be sunny, because I will be playing in a growing league.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;We had the same passion and empathy for the club, but we reached a point where money was more important to them than you. The club wanted me to leave. I told the managers that. I think they didn&#8217;t have the courage to make that decision because the manager wanted me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;But even if the manager wanted me to stay, if I had said I wanted to leave, the club would have let me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sources say Manchester United were furious with Morocco for blocking Nouser Mazraoui from playing against Bournemouth on Monday. 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