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Sepp Blatter again is pushing for his desire on international quotas in domestic leagues, using the Champions League as a selling point. The FIFA president has pointed out that the dominance of English clubs in the format ...

Sepp Blatter again is pushing for his quotas on home-grown players, claiming fans have lost touch with national teams because of the lack of home-bred talent. Blatter has been lobbying for five players maximum from abroad per ...

UEFA wants to implement a plan in which every European professional player gets a heart test before the start of the season. Those taking part in this season's European Championship will undergo the exams. UEFA's next goal ...

Sepp Blatter still will not back off his goal of rallying people to the cause of home-grown talent quotas. The FIFA president is pressing on despite objections by the European Union and UEFA. Blatter wants clubs to limit ...

Hans Klaus has assumed the role of communications director for FIFA. Klaus, a 42-year old from Switzerland, will formally fill the role 20 May. He currently works as the director of global corporate communications and is involved ...

The FIFA Emergency Committee has decided to suspend the Chadian football association (FTFA). In a series of decisions dated 13, 14 and 17 March 2008, the Chadian Minister of Youth and Sports dissolved the executive committee of ...

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will keep trying to push across is quotas on foreign players. Blatter has been touting the 6-plus-5 system, in which each club must field at least six players who are from that club's ...

French clubs under the umbrella of the Union of Professional Football Clubs have voted to join the Association of European Professional Football Leagues. The UCPF, which has been in existence since February 1990, has 44 French professional ...

UEFA still is setting up its media committee in trying to deal with the governing body's media matters. The committee recently held its inaugural meeting. UEFA.com said the committee will figure the organisational requirements for media work ...

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has issued warnings in the past for governments not to interfere in the elections of football association leaders. Now, Blatter is threatening an international ban on Spain if it tampers with the FA elections in place. ...