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- Limits on the number of EU players in European leagues were successfully challenged under the 1995 Bosman ruling.
- Sepp Blatter said having at least six players who are eligible to play for a country's national team would motivate young athletes.
- The proposal faces opposition from clubs with large numbers of foreign-born players and those who want free-market rules to apply to soccer.
- Sepp Blatter said he would meet with the president of the European parliament, Hans-Gert Poettering, on June 5, 2008, in Brussels to further lobby for support.
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