Blatter: Quotas can stop English dominance
Published 5/7/2008 by soccernet.com at ESPNsoccernet
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has claimed the dominance of English clubs in the Champions League proves a quota system to limit the number of foreign players is needed.
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