FIFA plans limit on foreign players

WORLD football’s governing body FIFA and players union FIFPro will propose a limit on the number of foreigners who can play for a club.

The two organisations, who yesterday signed an agreement to work closer together, propose the implementation of a “six plus five” system, whereby six members of a side must be homegrown.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter explained that, in future, this ruling would “protect the national teams”.