FOUR MORE TEAMS TO GO

Last updated : 10 July 2003 By Editor
FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a press briefing in London:

“The ideal number in a league should be 16, have 30 league
matches and then cup matches and international club matches
on top. I will bring this up in the congress in Doha where
it can be discussed and then it shall be decided at the
ordinary congress in May next year in Paris.

“If such a decision is taken by the congress I am sure
everyone will abide by it, but it will not happen
immediately, there needs to be time to adapt and it will
take place step by step. We must do something otherwise we
will never get off this carousel of too much football with
no holidays for the players, injuries and even deaths. The
quality of football will suffer if there continues to be too
much.”