Sepp Blatter wants new foreign player quota

[ob1]

what could this mean for Canada and it's foreign players?

FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants to reintroduce limits on foreigners playing in national soccer leagues, a move which amounts to a direct challenge to European Union authorities.

By the 2010-11 league season, Blatter is aiming to have a system where a team's starting lineup would have six homegrown players.

full artical on CBC website.

[boban1]

quote:Originally posted by ob1

what could this mean for Canada and it's foreign players?

FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants to reintroduce limits on foreigners playing in national soccer leagues, a move which amounts to a direct challenge to European Union authorities.

By the 2010-11 league season, Blatter is aiming to have a system where a team's starting lineup would have six homegrown players.

full artical on CBC website.

It shouldn't affect Canadian based teams really. His comments and wishes are more geared towards Europe. And as far as I am concerned, I think its about time someone did something about it.

[speedmonk42]

quote:Originally posted by boban1

quote:Originally posted by ob1

what could this mean for Canada and it's foreign players?

FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants to reintroduce limits on foreigners playing in national soccer leagues, a move which amounts to a direct challenge to European Union authorities.

By the 2010-11 league season, Blatter is aiming to have a system where a team's starting lineup would have six homegrown players.

full artical on CBC website.

It shouldn't affect Canadian based teams really. His comments and wishes are more geared towards Europe. And as far as I am concerned, I think its about time someone did something about it.

Yeah, but it could decimate the future of many Canadians in Europe.

[Bxl Boy]

In fact, the number of foreign players will still remain unlimited in the squad (but will be of five on the field)
It's still less restrictive than the USL rules (I don't know the MLS ones)

[VPjr]

While it certainly could hurt the fortunes of some Canadians playing overseas, it might strengthen professional soccer in North America, which is important. This policy would affect Americans overseas just as much as Canadians and might result in alot of marginal guys coming home to play in MLS, which in turn would push current MLS quality players into USL1. While I would hate to see Canadians lose their jobs in Europe, i really think it would only impact a small number of them and many of them will be guys who either play in smaller countries or those who don't play much.

I doubt this will get very far though. The EU is pretty confident that the Bosman ruling gives them the authority to brush Sepp off.

[Toronto Ruffrider]

quote:Originally posted by Bxl Boy

In fact, the number of foreign players will still remain unlimited in the squad (but will be of five on the field)
It's still less restrictive than the USL rules (I don't know the MLS ones)

In MLS, teams allowed to carry up to 4 senior internationals (players 25 and older as of the MLS Cup match) and an additional 3 youth internationals (players under 25). If need be, an SI spot can be used on a YI, but not the other way around.

In Toronto's case, we are allowed the same number of SIs but we get an additional two YI spots because we are an expansion team. We are also allowed 3 additional SIs who would be considered domestic players on other MLS teams (i.e. we are allowed another 3 Americans).

Confused yet? I don't blame you.

[Bxl Boy]

That's rather a stupid rule !
If you have, for example, 3 “YI” of 24 years, you MUST put three foreigners out the next season.
What a way to build a team !
Instead (just a suggestion after 30 seconds of reflexion), force to have at least 6 players under 23 (figures can be changed, of courtse) on the game sheet...

[Canuck Oranje]

Don't think Blatter can do much about the labour migration within the European Union. That is a legal issue and not something European football can do anything about.

[Trillium]

quote:Originally posted by Canuck Oranje

Don't think Blatter can do much about the labour migration within the European Union. That is a legal issue and not something European football can do anything about.

he might feel the EU will change its position on soccer players with influx of new EU members...perhaps making the Div 1 in each nation have a limitation.. and the lower levels open to anyone... it clearly presents a problem for naitonal development in countries that are more ...wealthy ..the young player from England is unlikely to go to Poland to play in the lower leagues or in the highest division for the money available...

[Toronto Ruffrider]

quote:Originally posted by Bxl Boy

That's rather a stupid rule !
If you have, for example, 3 “YI” of 24 years, you MUST put three foreigners out the next season.
What a way to build a team !
Instead (just a suggestion after 30 seconds of reflexion), force to have at least 6 players under 23 (figures can be changed, of courtse) on the game sheet...

I'm not much a fan of the rule, either. It would be much simpler for MLS to allow teams to carry a set number of international players, regardless of age. Quirky rules such as this one are par for the course in MLS, though. Don't get me started on that league's allocation system.