Premiership to clash with FIFA following 18-team ruling

The Barclays Premiership are poised for a showdown with FIFA after football’s governing body today voted in principle for all leagues across the world to have no more than 18 clubs per elite division.

Thu, 08 Jun, 2006 - 19:56

FIFA have acted to counter the growing issue over rest periods and players being released for international duty.

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