Louis Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/ki...sid=599548.html Africans players in the Primera División will no longer be regarded as non-European Union nationals after a change in regulations was ratified by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). Green light The RFEF gave the go-ahead after consulting with FIFA and UEFA following inquiries by Real Madrid CF and Getafe CF as to whether their African players could be treated as European Union workers in accordance with an agreement signed in 2000. Ratified The Cotonu accord was signed in Benin by the EU and the 77 members of the Association of African, Caribbean and Pacific states in 2000. The agreement was sanctioned by the Spanish parliament in April last year, who agreed to treat workers from those nations as EU citizens. Free places At present Primera División clubs are only permitted to have three non-EU players in their squads, but the change will free up a number of places occupied by African players. The new law will also apply to any future signings from the Caribbean and the Pacific.” From now on players from these countries that play in Spain will be considered as coming from the European Union as will those that sign in the future," said RFEF spokesman Jorge Carretero. Affected players Players affected by the change include Real Madrid's Mali midfielder Mahamadou Diarra, FC Barcelona pair Samuel Eto'o and Yaya Touré, Getafe's Nigerian forward Ikechukwu Uche and Sevilla FC’s Arouna Koné. Would you welcome such a move in the Premiership and football league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 i like the idea of limiting non eu players in your squad. cant see it coming off thou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraccerC Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 the player registration windows in spain is decent, 3 non-eu for the squad...but u can get away with 9 i believe by registering 3 for the reserves and youth as players registered can play at all levels, or so i think. i don't think we need it here though tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 i think it just means how many you have in your selected team. messi played in a fair few CL games where teams are unrestricted, but they couldnt always squeeze him in the league games, then he got a spanish passport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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