Let them play - soccer head’s view
Posted by devo on May 8, 2008
Just to prove that I am not completely biased on this topic …
In this article on the FIFA site the president of soccer, Joseph S. Blatter, explains why it is important to restrict foreign players. I am sure that volleyball will use similar arguments.
(the) rule does not contravene the European Labour Law on the freedom of movement. Clubs will still be free to take on as many foreign players as they want. When a match kicks off however, they will have to have six players on the pitch who are eligible for the national team of the country in question. Furthermore, the ‘6+5′ rule supports another European Law, namely regarding having the broadest and fairest possible competition and restricting the concentration of finances and economic monopolies. This is the direction that football is going in. In the five main European championships at the moment, four-fifths of the teams are battling to avoid relegation to a lower division. This is not a sign that football is in good health. It is the proof that a minority of clubs control everything - money, players and means.
