Call to limit foreign footballers

European football clubs should have a limit on the number of non-nationals on the pitch, according to Fifa, football’s world governing body, as sports continue to exert pressure on the European Union to exempt them from laws on the free movement of workers.

FIFA: News, 5.10.07: Blatter: Football needs autonomy http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/president/news/newsid=611299.html#blatter+football+needs+autonomy

IOC: Press Release, 5.10.07: IOC optimistic about seeing article on sport strengthened in the EU Reform Treaty http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?release=2336

BBC News, 5.10.07: Blatter to step up Euro quota bid http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/football_focus/7028310.stm

Deutsche Welle, 6.10.07: Europeans Oppose FIFA's Planned Cap on Foreign Players http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2811048,00.html

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