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<p>Serie A fans have had to endure a long two weeks for the   international break, but they could be looking at another long break at   the end of the month that could deprive fans of the most anticipated   matches so far this season.</p>
<p>Earlier  today, the Italian  Professional Players’ Association announced that,  due to the failure to  sign a collective-bargaining agreement, all Serie A  players will go on  strike the weekend of September 25-26.&nbsp; That weekend  has two high  profile and anticipated matches, as defending champion  Inter is set to  visit <em>scudetto </em>contender AS Roma, while AC Milan  hosts dark  horse contender Genoa.</p>
<p>At issue is a proposal by the owners to  limit a player’s ability to  refuse a transfer.&nbsp; The proposal states  that a player with more than a  year on his contract cannot refuse a  transfer if he is being transferred  to “<a href="http:\/\/msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/europe/story/Serie-A-stars-to-go-on-strike" target="_blank">an equally competitive club</a>”   that guarantees the same financial conditions.&nbsp; An example would be   this offseason’s potential transfer of Fabio Grosso to AC Milan, when he   refused to leave Juventus. Also, the players are allegedly upset with   another proposal that would force players to be <a href="http:\/\/www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=333260" target="_blank">treated by team-appointed physicians</a> instead of their own doctors.</p>
<p>FIGC  President Giancarlo Abete has called for a meeting Monday with   himself, AIC representatives and Serie A leadership.&nbsp; But   even if some agreement is reached, the strike will likely continue   according to AIC representative (and Milan fullback) Massimo Oddo: “The   players are fed up with being treated like objects and not like people.   We are dealing with human rights here.”</p>
<p>This is the first players’ strike since the 1995 <a href="http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosman_ruling" target="_blank">Bosman ruling</a> over player transfers.&nbsp; While strikes have been threatened in the past,   this time it looks like the strike will definitely happen.&nbsp; I am sure   we have not heard all sides of the debate, but the timing on this   announcement could not be worse.&nbsp; Italy’s season is already behind that   of England, Germany, and France and now faces another break four  matches  into the season.&nbsp; The next international break is two weeks  after the  strike, so by mid-October Serie A fans would have only seen  their  favorite club play five Serie A matches.</p>
<p>Ultimately, the  fault lies with both sides for not resolving this  situation over the  summer, and as usual it is the fans who will suffer.&nbsp;  But what do you  think about the strike?</p>


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