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FIFA Quota Plans Are Doomed, Says Zoff
by Paul Virgo (Profile/Interview | Reuters - )
Plans by world soccer's governing body FIFA to impose quotas on foreign players at clubs would be good for the game but are doomed to failure, former Italy great Dino Zoff has said. more details | go to article

If FIFA's 6 + 5 Rule Gains Momentum England Will Lose Big
by Alan Dawson (Commentary | Goal.com - )
Those opposed to the controversial 6+5 ruling - which dictates that six out of the 11 starters for a specific club should be eligible to play for its respective national team - claim that it contravenes employment law. more details | go to article

Blatter Delighted By 6+5 Backing
by Agence France Presse (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - )
FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Thursday welcomed an independent report which supported his claim that a controversial plan to limit the number of foreign players in matches would not breach European law. more details | go to article

New Report Backs FIFA Quota Plan But EU Still Opposed
by Darren Ennis (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - )
The European Commission poured cold water on a report on Thursday that backed FIFA plans to curb the number of foreign players at clubs and could potentially lead to a spate of costly court cases. more details | go to article

Report Finds That FIFA's '6 5 Rule' Breaks No Eu Regulations
by Ricky Brooks (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - )
FIFA's attempt to encourage top European clubs to nurture home-grown talent could have taken one step closer to implementation. more details | go to article

Exclusive: A Presidential Interview With Sepp Blatter
by Mohammed Bhana (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - )
A former public relations man, whose father once told him he would never earn his living in football, sits in his plush office in Zurich – safe in the knowledge he is the most powerful man in the game. Sepp Blatter, the President of FIFA – football’s governing body – speaks to Mohammed Bhana about the beautiful game and his plans for the future. more details | go to article

Blatter Accuses Premier League Of Hoarding Talent
by Rob Harris (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - )
FIFA president Sepp Blatter accused the Premier League of hoarding the world’s best foreign soccer players. more details | go to article

Football ‘At Crossroads’ — Blatter
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | Football 365 - )
Sepp Blatter has launched a fresh diatribe against Premier League clubs' love of foreign players and warned that football is "at a crossroads". more details | go to article

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Sepp Blatter Gets Backing For Player Quota System
by Kevin Eason (Profile/Interview | London Times - )
Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, set English football yesterday on a path to a player quota system within three years. more details | go to article

6+5
by J Hutcherson (Commentary | US National Soccer Players Association - )
Here's what FIFA president Sepp Blatter's 6+5 rule will mean for an American player looking for work in Europe. It will get that much harder. more details | go to article

Blatter Urges Premier League To Back Local Players
by Associated Press (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - )
FIFA president Sepp Blatter urged the English Premier League to back his proposed rule that restricts the number of foreign players at the country’s top clubs. more details | go to article

FIFA Plans Talks On Player Quotas
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | BBC - )
Fifa is planning new talks with the European Commission to discuss plans to limit the number of foreign players. more details | go to article

FIFA Presses Ahead With 6+5, Upset With WADA
by Mark Meadows (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - )
FIFA will press ahead with plans to increase the number of home-grown players at clubs after a study said the idea was compatible with European law. more details | go to article

Mourinho Voices Support For FIFA's 6+5
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | ESPN - )
Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho has thrown his backing behind FIFA's controversial "6+5" rule, designed to limit the number of foreign players in domestic leagues, and insists that focusing on home-grown players is the right path to take. more details | go to article

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