Premier League's 'banned' 11 players CAN play this weekend after Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay finally give in and knock FIFA's 5-day restriction for refusing to play for countries on the head By Faaez Samadi For Mailonline Published: 23:32 BST, 10 September 2021 | Updated: 23:37 BST, 10 September 2021 Viewcomments Premier League players who did not travel to South or Central America for international duty will be able to play for their clubs this weekend in a dramatic turnaround. Sportsmail understands that following discussions between FIFA and the various football associations involved in Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay an agreement has been reached to waive the five-day 'ban' on the players who did not travel. The developments will be especially welcomed by Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea, who were set to be hardest hit by the restrictions. It means Jurgen Klopp can field Alisson, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino against Leeds, whose own Raphinha can now play. Manchester City's Ederson and Gabriel Jesus are also now eligible, as are Chelsea's Thiago Silva and Manchester United's Fred. The conflict began when clubs refused to send 11 players to report for international duty in South and Central America because of the Covid-19 quarantine restrictions due to being red-list countries. The national FAs hit back at the clubs by filing complaints with FIFA, who imposed five-day 'bans' on the 11 players representing their clubs. Not only would some of those players miss this weekend's Premier League games, they would also be prevented from playing in the Champions League in midweek. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility