Blatter gets knuckles rapped
Photo of Blatter grimacing as he is rapped on the knuckles of his left hand by the European Commission for being sneaky.He has apparently been making devious attempts at bypassing EU labour laws by trying to reach deals with national associations at FIFA's annual congress next month to limit teams to five foreign nationals on the pitch.
The European Commission has warned FIFA not to seek "gentleman's agreements" to limit foreign players at soccer clubs, which risk costly court cases like the Bosman ruling.
"EU laws are superior to any such gentleman's agreements," an official at the EU executive familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday - shortly after he had finished whacking Blatter on the knuckles..!.More here..