Editing Sepp Blatter (section)

=== Foreign 'over-representation' on club teams ===
Blatter was criticized in 2007 and 2008 for trying to change [[European Union]] employment law regarding the number of foreign players that football clubs could field at any one time. His plans were to set a restriction of five foreign players and having six players from the said team's own nationality. Blatter believed this would help the countries' national sides by having more national players playing in their leagues.

Blatter has often referred to the English [[Premier League]] as one of the major problems in football and used it as an example, due to the influence of foreign players, coaches and owners in the top teams.<ref name="tele_Fifa">{{Cite web | title = Fifa's Sepp Blatter fears Premier League 'damage' | work = The Daily Telegraph | date = 6 March 2009 | access-date = 2 June 2015 | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/4945946/Fifas-Sepp-Blatter-fears-Premier-League-damage.html | archive-date = 28 May 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150528230124/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/4945946/Fifas-Sepp-Blatter-fears-Premier-League-damage.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/06/fifa-sepp-blatter-premier-league | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Blatter worried Premier League is damaging foreign leagues | date=6 March 2009 | access-date=23 May 2010 | archive-date=8 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108001147/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/06/fifa-sepp-blatter-premier-league | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article5822358.ece | work=The Times | location=London | title=Sepp Blatter fires broadside at greedy English | first=Paul | last=Rowan | date=1 March 2009 | access-date=23 May 2010 | archive-date=23 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923061354/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="spor_Blat">{{Cite web | title = Blatter Implores Platini To Enforce Tighter Ownership Rules | work = SportsBusiness Daily | date = 7 October 2008 | access-date = 2 June 2015 | url = http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2008/10/Issue-16/Leagues-Governing-Bodies/Blatter-Implores-Platini-To-Enforce-Tighter-Ownership-Rules.aspx | archive-date = 2 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160302144518/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2008/10/Issue-16/Leagues-Governing-Bodies/Blatter-Implores-Platini-To-Enforce-Tighter-Ownership-Rules.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article4895018.ece | work=The Times | location=London | title=Sepp Blatter gets tough on foreign owners of Premier League clubs | date=7 October 2008 | access-date=23 May 2010 | first1=Kevin | last1=Eason | archive-date=23 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923061354/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>