Mascherano free to join Liverpool

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/ ... verpool/6316199.stm

West Ham midfielder Javier Mascherano has been given special dispensation by
Fifa to join Liverpool from West Ham.
Under Fifa's rules, a footballer cannot play competitively for more than two
different clubs between 1 July and 30 June the following year.

Mascherano, 22, has already represented Corinthians and West Ham in that
time.

But Fifa said: "The Fifa single judge ruled that Javier Mascherano is
eligible to play in official matches with Liverpool with immediate effect."

Mascherano arrived at Upton Park with international team-mate Carlos Tevez
on 31 August.

But he has played only six minutes since the defeat at Tottenham on 22
October and had been desperate to leave the club.