FIFA, the federation of international football associations, is expected to push through quotas on foreign players in football clubs to allow no more than five non-nationals on the pitch at any time, by-passing EU rules on the free movement of workers.
According to Reuters, FIFA president Sepp Blatter is pushing for a "gentleman's agreement" on the issue among the national associations at the top annual congress of the federation in Sydney in May.
He is also seeking to agree such...
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