UEFA TO INTRODUCE FOREIGN PLAYER LIMITS

Last updated : 16 December 2004 By editor

The Guardian reports:

‘Uefa is to unveil formal proposals for "homegrown" players today in an attempt to limit the influence of foreigners in domestic football. The controversial measures would see clubs limited to 25 players - of which four would have had to come up through their own ranks, with a further four reared inside the same national association.

‘But many clubs have already expressed their opposition to both a limitation on squad size and the proposed regulations governing players.

‘Uefa's club competitions committee has urged European football's leaders to be cautious. One committee member said: "We have sent in a recommendation that these measures should not be railroaded through. It is a controversial subject and it needs a lot more consultation with the clubs before it is passed.”’