Weir pulls out of Scottish set-up
David Weir has told the Scottish Football Association he no longer wants to be selected for the national team.
The Everton defender is believed to have been unhappy at being criticised in the German press – along with Christian Dailly – by manager Berti Vogts following the embarrassing draw against the Faroe Islands last month.
He was quoted as saying: “Dailly and Weir disappointed me. They were to blame for the goals we conceded, not the youngsters.”
Although Vogts claims he was misquoted, Weir – who has 37 caps – has opted to drop the bombshell less than 48 hours before the German is set to name his squad for their Euro 2004 qualifier against Iceland.
Weir becomes the first player since his Everton team-mate Duncan Ferguson to walk out on the national team.
An SFA spokesman told PA Sport: “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.”
