Scoring an own goal

As people tune into Euro 2008 this weekend, many will blame England's absence on the preponderance of foreigners in English football. Only a third of players who started Premier League matches last season were English.Many, including Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, have started calling for national quotas in professional football. Blatter claims that the increase of foreign nationals in clubs has affected the identity of local teams and the ability of national ones. His view seems to have gained traction, with the FA signalling its potential support for the idea.

By IPPR, UK.

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