Football: Limits on foreign players
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Uefa says clubs must have four homegrown squad players to enter European competitions by 2006.
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By Pierre Tran In Paris  FRENCH football fans may soon get a chance to line up as shareholders and shoot questions at management on their choice of a defensive 5-3-2 line-up in the last season.
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Arsenal&#39;s bid to keep the most eagerly awaited date of the season is being threatened by injury concerns that have been aggravated by international commitments over the last week.
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David Beckham will be sidelined for a month after hurting a knee ligament during a Spanish League game last weekend, an injury that eliminated his chance of being recalled to England's national team
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Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu will be barred from playing anywhere in the world after a seven-month English ban for doping offences was ratified Friday by world soccer&#39;s governing body.
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Van Nistelrooy could be banned for three matches if charged by the FA following what appeared to be a stamp on the England full-back&#39;s foot, an incident missed during the game itself by referee Mike Riley.
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The Danish football players' work stoppage has been put on hold until September 6. The players initiated a strike almost two weeks ago to protest a FIFA rule on the transfer of players under 23 years of age.
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One of Sven-Goran Eriksson&#39;s biggest concerns in the build up to internationals are players picking up various injuries. And that&#39;s exactly what has happened with striker Michael Owen, who faces
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FIFA is to re-examine arrangements for playing international double-headers to help ease the strain on players, clubs and their coaches.
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David Beckham could be fined Â£100,000 but will escape a ban, says the Daily Mail.
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Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein says the Premier League could legally challenge Uefa's foreign player ruling.
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Sport: Football: Real Madrid renew interest in Man Utd winger after his admission he would like to play in Spain
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Foreign coaches and players often appear in a state of shock when first exposed to the conditions of professional soccer in the United States. The higher the level of their previous club, the greater the contrast when they arrive at their new team.
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Sport: Football: Disgruntled supporters to unveil plans to prise club from American owners
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Major League Soccer's "Beckham Rule" was not only designed for David Beckham. Teams can bring in two designated players, paid outside the salary cap, and the New York Red Bulls were the first to fill that quota with Claudio Reyna and Juan Pablo Angel.
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Adrian Mutu has been handed a seven month ban by the Football Association for failing a drug test last month. The Romanian striker, who has since been sacked by Chelsea, will therefore be unavailable for almost the rest of this season.
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Arsene Wenger&#39;s policy of bringing youngsters from across Europe to build his next Arsenal squad could be outlawed under a new UEFA ruling.