The number of foreign players in English Premier League squads is set to be reduced under new rules designed to prevent the development of homegrown youngsters being stifled by imports. The English Football Association announced Monday that the non-European players will find it harder to gain British work permits from May when more stringent eligibility requirements come into force. The FA is also trying to gain Premier League approval for new limits on foreign players in squads. ''We believe too many talented English kids are currently not getting through the system and being lost,'' FA chairman Greg Dyke said.
Monday, 23 March 2015
New English work permit rules to curb foreign soccer imports
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