Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has criticised the amount of time players spend with their national teams and said that FIFA's rules are far away from the interests of European clubs. Agnelli's comments were the latest indication that Europe's powerful clubs are unhappy at way the sport is run and turned up the heat on soccer's scandal-plagued governing body FIFA. "We see our best talents taken away by the national teams for 60 days a year," Agnelli said in Milan in comments widely reported by Italian media. "Try to imagine the same thing in a private business where the best managers are loaned out for a 'public venture' like a World Cup or European Championship. "FIFA is the holder of the rules of the game of football but they are also far away from the interests of the clubs." Agnelli sits on the executive board of the European Club Association (ECA), which represents more than 200 clubs including top sides like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Juventus are Italy's most successful club in domestic terms with 31 Serie A titles. FIFA and ECA could not immediately be reached for comment. In December, ECA angrily criticised a package of proposed reforms aimed at...
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