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    Clubs cartel don't want 6+5 FIFA ruling

    Tuesday, July 8, 2008

    BERNE, Switzerland, July 8 (Reuters) - The newly-formed European Club Association (ECA) has used its first meeting to oppose FIFA's controversial 6+5 proposal aimed at restricting the number of foreign players in starting line-ups. The ECA said in a statement on Tuesday that its 103 members had 'strongly endorsed the stance' taken by chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and vice-chairman Joan Laporta after talks last month with EU Commissioner Vladimir Spidla. 'In ECA's view, there is no necessity f ...

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