2023-11-16 11:43:00
At that time there was no international match calendar and international matches might be negotiated individually between nations. The playing conditions, such as the number of substitutions and substitutions, might also be determined by the players themselves.
For this reason, the three international matches that Polster is now interested in were not considered official games at the time.
So far, the former national player has not been able to get his wish. Talks with the Austrian association ÖFB have “unfortunately not led to any results,” explained Polster’s lawyer Manfred Ainedter.
According to the Austrian association, FIFA itself is responsible for scoring the games. ÖFB General Secretary Thomas Hollerer made it clear that you cannot change the rating from unofficial to official on your own.
Marko Arnautovic is on the heels
“We would like to help Toni. We have no reason not to want his games and goals to be credited to him, but unfortunately our hands are tied,” said Hollerer. FIFA has announced that games cannot be evaluated differently followingwards.
Polster scored 44 goals in 95 games in his national team career. This record still stands today. But Marko Arnautovic is also on his heels: Inter Milan’s top scorer currently has 36 goals (in 110 international matches).
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