Good news for England fans: as of next season, a plan will be implemented to ensure home-grown players are given a chance to shine in the Premier League, as the national side continues its inexorable road to world domination.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore announced the news: "As of next season clubs will be required to have a squad named of up to 25 players, of which no more than 17 can be over the age of 21 and not home grown."

That means a club will need to have at least eight home grown players in their first-team squad by the start of next season.

Fabio Capello must be delighted.

Or he would be if home grown actually meant English. It does not.

Scudamore again: "The definition of home grown is trained for three years under the age of 21 by somebody in the English and Welsh professional system."

That fairly catch-all definition means that the new ruling is unlikely to have a huge impact on those clubs who raid foreign clubs for their best young talent at an early age - exactly the kind of practice the new rule hopes to eradicate.

Scudamore added: "We're not going down the route of a nationality test but what this will mean is that you just can't buy a team from abroad.

"We think it will give clubs an extra incentive to invest in youth. We think that one of the benefits will be that it will help the England team."
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Premier League au anuntat ca de sezonul viitor toate echipele din cadrul competitii va trebuie sa aiba o echipa formata din 25 de jucatori, dintre care cel putin 8 trebuie sa fie jucatorii crescute in club.

Un jucator crescut in club este un jucator care a jucat pentru un club Englez sau din Wales pentru trei ani inainte de varsta de 21 de ani.

In momentul de fata, toate cluburile din Premier League sunt trecute la testul respectiv, doar ca Chelsea si Liverpool sunt abia trecuti - au exact 8 jucatori care sunt crescute acasa.

Mai mult decat atat, Premier League vor impune si alte mecanisme de a controla cheltuielile cluburilor.

Premier League Chief Exectuve Richard Scudamore a zis:

"As of next season clubs will be required to have a squad named of up to 25 players, of which no more than 17 can be over the age of 21 and not home grown."

"The definition of home grown is trained for three years under the age of 21 by somebody in the English and Welsh professional system. Clubs will have to declare their 25 at the end of August when the window shuts and then again at the end of January."

Sir Alex Ferguson a zis ca Michael Owen trebuie sa rabda pana la momentul in care castiga locul in primul 11 a lui Manchester United

Owen a fost inclus in primul 11 doar intr-un singur meci - infrangerea Diavolilor Rosii impotriva celor de la Burnley. Atacantul a marcat un gol impotriva lui Wigan (al patrulea din cele cinci marcate de United) si nu prea se pare ca el va juca in primul meci de Champions League, in seara aceasta.

"Michael hasn't been involved, and I've explained that to him. The season hasn't really started - and because of the internationals we haven't been playing Saturday and Wednesday, as we normally would. So Michael doesn't really come into the equation, because we're still trying to get the blend between Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov." - a zis Alex Ferguson.

Sir Alex Ferguson este convins ca United are mijloacele necesare sa treaca cu brio primul test din Champions League din acest sezon, chiar daca Besiktas are suporteri la fel de infocati ca celelalte echipe din Turcia pe care United le-a infruntat.
  Diavolii au fost primiti "in infern" de suporterii celor de la Galatasaray si Fenerbahce, cu toate acestea managerul a insistat ca confruntarile precedente sunt de folos pentru United si le ofera experienta.

"We`ve been here a few times before and it`s always an experience."
"We expect much of the same tomorrow (Tuesday) in terms of the atmosphere. I think the type of atmosphere you experience in Turkey is unique and incredible, it really shows the fanaticism of the supporters."
"I remember a previous trip to Istanbul when the home fans were in the stadium from midday, many hours before kick-off of course. That was amazing. It shows you the devotion they have for their football club."