David Weir has informed the Scottish Football Association that he no longer wants to be considered for selection for the national team. The Everton defender is upset by comments made by national boss Berti Vogts in the German press following last month's draw against the Faroe Islands.
Vogts was quoted as saying: "(Christian) Dailly and Weir disappointed me. They were to blame for the goals we conceded, not the youngsters." Vogts has since claimed he was misquoted but Weir has nevertheless decided to make himself unavailable for selection just 48 hours before the German was due to name his squad for the Euro 2004 qualifier against Iceland.
"I can confirm that we did receive a letter from David saying that he didn`t want to be included in Scotland squads in the near future. To the best of my knowledge, we don`t have a reason why he doesn`t want to play," a spokesman for the SFA told PA Sport.
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
