FIFA demands top Euro leagues to be cut to 18 clubs.

[James Bond 007]

MUNICH, June 8 (Reuters) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Thursday all of Europe's top professional leagues should be cut to 18 clubs next year, but his plan provoked immediate opposition.

Blatter said he wanted the reduction to be in place for the 2007-08 season after the 56th FIFA Congress endorsed a package of Task Force 'For the Good of the Game' proposals.

But he met opposition from the English Premier League whose spokesman Dan Johnson said there was no way that this would happen.

'The only people who are going to tell us how to run the Premier League are the league's 20 member clubs' chairmen.

'They are the only ones who can change the composition of the league and they are just not going to go for this - no way.'

'There is no appetite for this kind of change in the make-up of our league,' he said.

Blatter's plans are expected to meet equally robust opposition in France, Spain and Italy where they also, like England, operate a 20-club top league.

If they refuse to comply, FIFA could choose to use sanctions at their disposal including a warning, a fine or suspension from the World Cup for the relevant national association.

But a World Cup shorn of the stars from teams like Italy, Spain, France and England would be almost unthinkable.

Speaking after the Congress had supported the proposal, Blatter confirmed that he expected his executive committee to carry the plan through in one year.

'Yes, now we have the power to do this after the support today from Congress,' he said. 'We have been given the power now to work on it.

'We will do it. I think the clubs will be happy and it will give four more days to the international calendar in those countries where they have 20 clubs.'

Source : http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... 15&cc=5901

[Bxl Boy]

Change tes sources James Bond !
Il y a le même en français ici :

http://www.quebecsoccer.com/article.php?id=530

[Kuraki]

Mort de rire.

Merci James Bond 007 pour ce bon moment de lecture.

[louvressac]

et qu'est ce que cet abruti de blatter va nous pondre pour la prochaine fois.

pour aider la discrimination positive chaque equipe devra comprendre en permanence un handicapés sur la pelouse.

de meme pour favoriser le sexe faible et respecter les quotas il faudra egalement 3 femmes dans le 11 de base.

pour respecter le pourcentage de race dans la population mondiale il faudra 3 chinois,2 hindous,2 amerindiens 2 africains 1 europeen et un arabe (ou un juif,mais pas les deux) sur le terrain.

et pour eviter que les daltoniens ne les confondent avec la pelouse,les maillots rouges seront interdits.....

n'importe quoi...

[C-tonique]

Il veut alleger les championnat parce qu'il reve d'organiser la Coupe du monde des clubs,il veut un truc du meme style que celle des nations et supprimer la coupe intercontinentale!!!Et dire que se mec vouler aussi supprimer les hymnes nationaux!!

[michka]

C'est du n'importe quoi , on est très bien à 20 clubs en France .