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theoffside.com - 2/8/2008

Six Plus Five = One Happy Sepp Blatter

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We’ve been hearing about the six plus five rule for a while now. If you’re not familiar, the proposed rule would mean every starting eleven in club football must feature at least six players eligible to play for the national team where that club is based (even if - like Kevin Nolan - they’re not [...]

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