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The head of football's world governing body, FIFA, Sepp Blatter, says there should be no more than five foreign players in any starting eleven, and European Union employment law should change to make that possible. This has been a constant gripe of those who say home-grown talent is being stifled by the number of players working abroad. A poll of one thousand British fans conducted for the BBC found that 56 per cent thought there should be a quota on the number of foreign players in the Premier League. But, as it stands, such a quota would contravene EU law - which guarantees the free movement of workers. But Sepp Blatter agrees with the fans One of the worst offenders, if you want to see it that way, is Real Madrid. Here's how some of the club's fans reacted to Sepp Blatter's proposal.
Mixed reactions to the idea of a quota on non-national players. But the European parliament, in fact, is in favour of the change, according to MEP, Joost Larendag. The Commission is currently preparing a study to look into the issue of non-discrimination of home grown players. This study which examines the situations in the individual member states will be published in early 2008. First broadcast 5th October 2007 If you have any views on this or anything else in this programme please email us at: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sepp Blatter 
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