Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has refused to play in Friday's friendly against Indonesia.
Family ties mean striker protests against Indonesia match
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has refused to play in Friday's friendly against Indonesia in protest after his brother was snubbed as an organiser for the fixture.
The Uruguayan Football Association (UFA) confirmed earlier on Wednesday that the Atletico Madrid star would not be participating in Jakarta, but a reason was not provided.
Forlan's father, Pablo, has since revealed that the former Manchester United forward will not feature in the match because his brother, also named Pablo, was turned down by the UFA when proposing to organise the match.
"(Diego's brother Pablo) had the chance to set up the match and it ended up being arranged by someone else," former Uruguay international Pablo Forlan senior said on
radio 1410amlibre.
"How would one brother react if the other went to the match that he was (originally) going to fix?"
He added: "Diego is not going for that reason."
Forlan, who was a joint top scorer at this summer's World Cup with five goals, will instead be travelling direct to China for Uruguay's match in Wuhan on 12th October.
