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[Frank Cunha]

I know Scolari his going to go with the basic players


Ricardo

Bonsingwa or Miguel
Ricardo Carvalho
Fernando Meira
Paulo Ferreira

Meireles or Veloso
Maniche
Deco
C Ronaldo
Simao or Quaresma

Nuno Gomes or Hugo Almeida

[jec1]

FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants new quota on foreign players

FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants to reintroduce limits on foreigners playing in national leagues, a move which amounts to a direct challenge to European Union authorities.

By the 2010-11 league season, Blatter wants to have a system where a team's starting lineup would have six national players.

"This is a matter of principle,"

Blatter said Friday.

The EU embraces the principle of freedom of movement of workers, which should allow EU soccer players to seek employment wherever they want in the 27 member nations.

"You cannot compare a worker with a football player," said Blatter, calling sports professionals a unique case within the employment market.

From a mostly local game, soccer in Europe has become more multinational, with some clubs fielding no national player in big games. Blatter has said that apart from alienating fans, it also stifled the development of homegrown talent.

Soccer authorities and the EU have been at odds ever since the 1995 Bosman ruling at the EU's highest court, which forced free agency and free movement of players in the leagues.

"We had the Bosman ruling (12) years ago and president Blatter said footballers are not workers. They are workers according to EU law," EU Commission spokesman Frederic Vincent said.

Now Blatter wants the EU to give sports more leeway in running its own affairs.

"Football is strong enough to organize itself," Blatter said, arguing authorities should only interfere in stadium security, doping and issues such as corruption. The free movement of workers, though, is a cornerstone of the EU's treaty.

[jec1]

Your right, bosingwa needs to play RD. If we play gomes, we lose. Almeida has been on fire, and yet he sits on the bench. Our weakness is not playing players that are in form....it's time to change that.

[Frank Cunha]

good luck to Blatter, can't stop the European liberal attitude

[jec1]

For once, I agree with him....he does have a liberalistic view but he is wants a change in the quota. Too many foreign players are taking the easy way out and taking jobs from the homegrown players.

[Frank Cunha]

I'm talking about the european nations

they not going to listen to Mr Blatter

Blatter said Friday.

The EU embraces the principle of freedom of movement of workers, which should allow EU soccer players to seek employment wherever they want in the 27 member nations.


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"You cannot compare a worker with a football player," said Blatter, calling sports professionals a unique case within the employment market.


From a mostly local game, soccer in Europe has become more multinational, with some clubs fielding no national player in big games. Blatter has said that apart from alienating fans, it also stifled the development of homegrown talent.

Soccer authorities and the EU have been at odds ever since the 1995 Bosman ruling at the EU's highest court, which forced free agency and free movement of players in the leagues.

[Rui Da Silva]

Game Next Saturday at 12pm Eastern 9am Pacific

[jec1]

Rui, Why isn't Quaresma starting?

This is a dumb move by scolari. You have to play the players that are in form, that means Almeida, Ronaldo & Quaresma. We will pay the price if we don't.

Simao has been average, Deco is shite and gomes is not the feckin answer.

[Oliver_Kahn]

my line-up:

..............................Quim
Bosingwa....Carvalho...Alves....Ferreira
...........Maniche................Veloso
.............................Deco
....Ronaldo..........Almeida....Quaresma

[Frank Cunha]

Bonsingwa just left the game with Academica with a injured going on the 35m

bad news for Scolari

[skeeta]

Blatter is arguing for an exception to the general principle of freedom of movement along the lines of the "artistic exception" that has been used to support state aid for domestic film industries and allow for restrictions on the percentage of "foreign" films and/or music broadcast by state-owned media outlets.

One of the arguments in favor of the artistic exemption is that in its absence certain countries would be unable to maintain their "home grown" film industries or symphonies. I don't necessarily agree with that argument, but it isn't that different from one that says that leagues full of foreigners impede the development of young domestic players and national teams (which are of course Blatter's primary concern).

[Frank Cunha]

Simao reported with a minor injured but should be ready in time for Saturday's game

:.: Jornal Record :.:

[Rui Da Silva]

We will see. Simao is not 100% so we will see if Quaresma plays

[Rui Da Silva]

Hugo Almeida needs to play he can cause a ton of problems for this team

[Frank Cunha]

Portugal arrived this afternoon, six hours of flight

they arrived three days before