Double Standards ONCE AGAIN From FIFA!

FIFA is due to approve the so-called "six-plus-five" rule at its Congress in Sydney, Australia, at the end of this month.

That would mean at least six out of 11 players in a team must be nationals of the team's home country and no more than five can be foreigners.

But a European Parliament vote on a new EU policy for sport voted down the idea.

Belgian Christian Democrat MEP Ivo Belet and author of the Parliament's report on the future of professional football in Europe, commented: "FIFA wants to oblige clubs to invest more in 'home-grown' talent, a goal which we support 100%.

"Unfortunately, however, the six-plus-five rule is not compatible with the free movement of persons in the EU.

"The European Treaty is very clear on this point - discrimination on the basis of nationality is not allowed, this also counts for football."

SO WHY IS THE TRANSFER WINDOW LEGAL?

"Free movement of persons" should be twelve months of the year. Why do we need a transfer window?