Blatter admits FIFA's attempt to impose quotas for homegrown players is against European union law

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But despite seeing the proposal, which would limit clubs to five foreign players, flounder on the EU's insistence on free movement of labour around its member states, Blatter is adamant he will not give up his campaign.

He said: 'I would say, for the time being, it is against one of the principals of European Union law - free circulation of workers in Europe.

Sepp Blatter has admitted that FIFA's attempt to impose quotas of homegrown players on clubs is against European union law

I think there are arguments to say it would be good for English football, but also concerning the legal point of view, we have to investigate exactly what is illegal in this matter.

'We are now working on three different levels to get through the resolution which was taken by the FIFA congress at the end of May in Sydney, and was taken by a very huge majority - 155 votes against five, and those five votes included no European association.

'Therefore the mandate was given to the FIFA president and UEFA president, Michel Platini, to investigate this matter and look at, always within the limits of the law, how it can be achieved.'