London football fans back Blatter's 'six plus five' rule to curb foreign signings

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In an exclusive poll for the London Evening Standard, 54 per cent of the capital's supporters said they were in favour of FIFA's proposal for a quota of five imports per team.

The issue has divided football with the Premier League fiercely opposed and the European Commission claiming it is illegal.

But the principle was endorsed by an overwhelming majority of countries at FIFA's Congress last week in a move which has struck a chord with London fans.

Theo Walcott: often the lone Englishman in the Arsenal first team

The survey was commissioned as part of the 2008 London Football Report, which canvassed the views of nearly 3,000 fans of the capital's clubs.

When broken down by allegiance on the quotas issue, there is a clear divide between fans of London's two clubs in the Premier League's "Big Four" and the rest.

The only supporters to show a majority against the plan were those of Arsenal (76%) and Chelsea (56%).

Theo Walcott was the only Englishman to regularly appear in Arsenal's first-team squad last season while Chelsea have signed mainly foreign players in recent years.

Millwall's supporters were the most in favour with 86% backing Blatter's idea while Tottenham and West Ham showed 64% and 69% support respectively.

Overall, 31% of those surveyed were against the idea with 15% undecided.