The EPL should take a page out of Iranian FA, says FIFA!

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 The EPL should take a page out of Iranian FA, says FIFA!
5/9/2008 By JOHN DUERDEN, Associated Press Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP)—The chaotic world of Iranian soccer is not often held aloft as an example for others to follow, but as far as FIFA is concerned, the English Premier League should be taking a page out of Tehran’s book. Soccer’s world governing body has long wanted the world’s richest league to reduce the number of teams from ... [link]

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FIFA says that the EPL should imitate Iran
Published 5/14/2008 by Anish at SoccerBlog.com
... The Iranian Football Federation plans to reduce the number of teams in its top flight from 18 to 16—and then maybe even 14.....and FIFA is apparently saying that the EPL should do the same too.Report here.. ...

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