Happy Face 29 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Fifa set to back quota proposal Fifa president Sepp Blatter expects his "six plus five" proposal on foreign players to be endorsed by the ruling body's congress later this week. His plan would limit the number of foreign players in each team to five. Blatter wants the rule in place by 2012 but is keen to work with the European Union and Uefa to make it a reality. He said: "It's to make sure there is better balance and not only three or four teams in a league of 18 or 20 fighting to be champions." Blatter also said that Fifa would work with other team sports to realise this objective Fifa's Executive Committee expressed its unanimous support for the "6+5 objectives" on Tuesday. But as reported by BBC sports editor Mihir Bose last week, Blatter has backed off his initial intention to take on the European Union and its laws if necessary to force the plans through. He did that partly as a result of discussions with Uefa chief executive Michel Platini while at the Champions League final week. However, while in Sydney for Fifa's annual conference this week, Blatter suggested rules restricting the number of foreign players could still start in the 2010/11 season, with a minimum of four home-grown players being required in each team. He added he expects it to grow to six, with a maximum of five foreigners, by 2012/13 - and claims the plan has the backing of key European delegates. He pointed to the Premier League's dominance in this season's Champions League as an example of why the idea must be implemented - but again stressed Fifa would proceed "within the law". He said: "As Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan recently said: 'I can only start my season to fight to be fifth or sixth or seventh. It is impossible for me to go into the final four'. "At the end of the Champions League in Europe you have in the quarter-finals four teams of the same association (country); in the semi-finals three of these teams. I'm convinced, now the confederations are in favour of such a proposed solution, it is a possibility "Then in the final you are surprised that you have two teams of the same association? We want to bring some remedies and this is the six-plus-five rule's objective." Blatter is convinced the proposal will be accepted when it is voted on by Fifa delegates later this week. He said: "The executive committee unanimously supported the proposed resolution concerning the six-plus-five rule. "We've had confirmation by all the confederations, including Europe, that everybody favours the objectives of the six-plus-five. "I'm convinced, now the confederations are in favour of such a proposed solution, it is a possibility. But we should do it not with confrontation but in discussions to try and find a solution. "We would start, step by step, with four plus seven in 2010 and then 2011 five (plus six), then 2012 six (plus five)." "We've just seen Manchester United's starting 11 in Moscow with six players eligible for the English team on the pitch. And they won - not bad." Should Manchester United win the Champions League again next year, they will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Fifa's Club World Cup. The December tournament, featuring the champions of Europe, South America, Concacaf (North and Central America), Africa, Asia and Oceania, will be switched from Japan, where it will be held again this year, to the UAE in 2009 and 2010, before reverting to Japan in 2011 and 2012. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7421348.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Happy Face 29 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 In unrelated news... From May 1, 2008, the English league surpassed La Liga and returned to the top of the UEFA coefficient list, based on performance of English clubs in European competition against rival leagues, with the UEFA Champions League final being played by two English sides, Manchester United and Chelsea. This is the first time England has topped the list since the Heysel Disaster and the ban on European compeitition in 1985. This point can be argued as the quantifiable return of English football to the level just prior to the disaster - a period of 23 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 comes to something when Scottish and German teams start with more English players than our own do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26514 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 In unrelated news... From May 1, 2008, the English league surpassed La Liga and returned to the top of the UEFA coefficient list, based on performance of English clubs in European competition against rival leagues, with the UEFA Champions League final being played by two English sides, Manchester United and Chelsea. This is the first time England has topped the list since the Heysel Disaster and the ban on European compeitition in 1985. This point can be argued as the quantifiable return of English football to the level just prior to the disaster - a period of 23 years. Seems believable enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Bout fucking time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Those stats for Arsenal are insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Those stats for Arsenal are insane. Not even a full player just a couple of legs and a bit of an arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Bout fucking time. Coming from an expat such as yourself Parky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4231 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4231 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 dammit, this wasn't supposed to be a new topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Merged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4231 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Merged. Power Mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 and Blatter thinks he can beat the EU AND the biggest clubs in the world? I can hear the writs being prepared right now........................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres 0 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Blatter is an idiot. He can`t win against EU labour laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadrian 0 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 going to cost arsenal a fortune , to restock their academy wise n co should get out of france now and stop letting wolves beat us to british players . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres 0 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 going to cost arsenal a fortune , to restock their academy wise n co should get out of france now and stop letting wolves beat us to british players . Nothing to worry about. Tell Wise to set up a sub-office there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Blatter is an idiot. He can`t win against EU labour laws. Tbf he's been creating debate around the issues regarding the how we want football to develop and how to deliver the game in a fairer manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres 0 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Blatter is an idiot. He can`t win against EU labour laws. Tbf he's been creating debate around the issues regarding the how we want football to develop and how to deliver the game in a fairer manner. He`s a power hungry free-loading bureaucrat who has achieved next to nothing throughout his tenure. This current rant is also a pie in the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Blatter is an idiot. He can`t win against EU labour laws. Tbf he's been creating debate around the issues regarding the how we want football to develop and how to deliver the game in a fairer manner. He`s a power hungry free-loading bureaucrat who has achieved next to nothing throughout his tenure. This current rant is also a pie in the sky. Strange a few years ago people were saying what a deep thinker he was about the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres 0 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Blatter is an idiot. He can`t win against EU labour laws. Tbf he's been creating debate around the issues regarding the how we want football to develop and how to deliver the game in a fairer manner. He`s a power hungry free-loading bureaucrat who has achieved next to nothing throughout his tenure. This current rant is also a pie in the sky. Strange a few years ago people were saying what a deep thinker he was about the game. Probably the same people who now think he can change EU labour laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 The ECB are expecting an EU ruling over the so-called Kolpak players which would grant cricket a special dispensation. I think the French (in particular) are looking into something similar with regard to their domestic rugby so it's not inconceivable that something similar could happen with football. I think it would be challenged in the courts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Blatter is an idiot. He can`t win against EU labour laws. Tbf he's been creating debate around the issues regarding the how we want football to develop and how to deliver the game in a fairer manner. He`s a power hungry free-loading bureaucrat who has achieved next to nothing throughout his tenure. This current rant is also a pie in the sky. Strange a few years ago people were saying what a deep thinker he was about the game. Probably the same people who now think he can change EU labour laws. Are these the same labour laws that are flouted by every single EU country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Blatter is an idiot. He can`t win against EU labour laws. Tbf he's been creating debate around the issues regarding the how we want football to develop and how to deliver the game in a fairer manner. He`s a power hungry free-loading bureaucrat who has achieved next to nothing throughout his tenure. This current rant is also a pie in the sky. Strange a few years ago people were saying what a deep thinker he was about the game. Probably the same people who now think he can change EU labour laws. Are these the same labour laws that are flouted by every single EU country? For some reason every EU country but the UK just ignores the EU laws it really doesn't like (France and Germany ignore more labour, government support and monopoly laws than you can shake a stick at - and sensibly have done very well out of it).......... yet the UK insists on implementing every single thing to the nth degree. It's most ironic when our regulations for something were actually tighter than the EU norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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