Premier League against cut in clubs

The Premier League could be on a collision course with FIFA after Sepp Blatter called for all top-flight domestic seasons to be reduced to 45 games.

Premier League against cut in clubs
Wed, 03 Dec, 2003 - 07:31

The Premier League could be on a collision course with FIFA after Sepp Blatter called for all top-flight domestic seasons to be reduced to 45 games.

The FIFA president intends to put the proposal to a vote at the centenary congress of world football’s governing body in Paris next May.

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