Arsenal under fire as Blatter proposes home-grown quota

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The head of world football is planning to propose the so-called "6+5" rule to the governing body's congress in Sydney, Australia, in May.

Home-grown plan: Blatter wants at least six home-grown players

The rule aims to limit team's to five foreign players in a starting lineup during club matches and could have a direct affect on the Gunners, who often field no English players in their side.

"By signing more and more foreign players, clubs have gradually lost their identity," Blatter said Tuesday in a statement. "In some cases all players hail from abroad or even from a different continent."

Limits on the number of EU players in European leagues were successfully challenged under the 1995 Bosman ruling.

But Blatter said having at least six players who are eligible to play for a country's national team would motivate young athletes.

The proposal is likely to face opposition from clubs with large numbers of foreign-born players and those who want free-market rules to apply to soccer.