RMCF
Distinguished Member
Over the last couple of years UEFA have been making noises about teams in Europe having to have a certain number of home-grown players in their team (or players that have come through a youth system in the country).
This was originally going to start at around 2, then have to go to 4, then on to 6 by 2010 or something (can't remember exact details).
Now, I have just been watching a bit of the Arsenal v Portsmouth game and I see that Arsenal have Walcott as the sole Englishman playing for them today. I know at times that it is not uncommon for an all-foreign team to play in the EPL.
As a Madrid fan, I would hate to see a team with no Spaniards in it. I feel that the team would not have the same identity and passion. I realise that UEFAs idea is probably against labour laws and will probably be challenged by the bigger teams, but I would love to see a rule of 6 home grown players in every team in all of UEFAs leagues. It would put an end to this nonsense of foreign players gaining nationalisation and thus not taking up a non-EU place in the team (eg how is Roberto Carlos NOT A foreigner? He's from Brazil!!).
Thoughts?
This was originally going to start at around 2, then have to go to 4, then on to 6 by 2010 or something (can't remember exact details).
Now, I have just been watching a bit of the Arsenal v Portsmouth game and I see that Arsenal have Walcott as the sole Englishman playing for them today. I know at times that it is not uncommon for an all-foreign team to play in the EPL.
As a Madrid fan, I would hate to see a team with no Spaniards in it. I feel that the team would not have the same identity and passion. I realise that UEFAs idea is probably against labour laws and will probably be challenged by the bigger teams, but I would love to see a rule of 6 home grown players in every team in all of UEFAs leagues. It would put an end to this nonsense of foreign players gaining nationalisation and thus not taking up a non-EU place in the team (eg how is Roberto Carlos NOT A foreigner? He's from Brazil!!).
Thoughts?