FIFA are pressing ahead with plans to force clubs to field at
least six homegrown players in EVERY game.
Revealing details of the new 6 plus 5 proposal, FIFA president Sepp
Blatter said: "All the big clubs have youth departments but there
is no chance for these players to play in the first team.
"We believe 6 plus 5 will give more incentive to young
players.
"The big clubs with a lot of money can afford to buy the best
players.
"They have 20, 25, sometimes 30 on their list but only 11 can
play.
"What are the others doing? Waiting? Recuperating? Or taking away
the chance for other teams to have a better starting line-up?
"What these rich clubs are doing is taking the best out of the
market, then not letting them play.
"Look at the results in some European leagues.
"Some clubs are already far away after a third of the season the
others can only play to avoid relegation, not for the title.
"Something is wrong about this."
Blatter has also dimissed calls for the introduction of video
replays.
He is happy to allow goal-line cameras but insists games will never
be held up by technology.
Blatter said: "We have to help referees but we must never stop the
match with videos or monitors to look at what has happened.
"Replays would take away the spontaneity and fascination of our
game, we must keep football with a human face.
"As long I am president, it will only be goal-line technology and
there will be no chance (for video replays)."