Sporting News: European Soccer: FIFA president Blatter seeks to limit Europe's power
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FIFA president Blatter seeks to limit Europe's power
FIFA president Blatter seeks to limit Europe's power
FIFA president Sepp Blatter renewed his campaign Wednesday to stop European soccer clubs from hoarding most of the world's best players. Blatter said European clubs were "drying out" soccer in Africa by signing the best young players and preventing professional leagues from developing."It cannot be that only one continent will be the focus of all football," Blatter said in a conference call with reporters. Blatter was outlining his plans for a "six plus five" rule, which would force clubs by 2012 to field at least six homegrown players in their starting lineups and limit the number of foreigners to five.
