6+5= Correct! Even Sepp Blatter gets it.!

Sepp Blatter the FIFA President doesn't do much for me..usually....but he wants to introduce a new rule: At any given time 6 foreigners and 5 locals can play in an EPL and other national league sides.

Jesse Fink from SBS thinks he's wrong but I can't imagine there are any local fans in the World who would disagree.

The game has gone mad. Foreign imports galore, sometimes a whole team and then some.

And who doesn't get sick of the same old teams winning the same old leagues and even the Champions League is beginning to feel the same. How many new teams ever get into the last 16?

(And remember I support Celtic. A team which won the European Cup in 1967. All players were born within 30 miles of Glasgow!)

6+5 has to be good for all fans, all clubs and the future of the game in general. We need national if not local content at each club. So Sepp I'm on your side.

Also: As the J-League becomes the EPL of Asia this rule could help the A-League and other "lesser" leagues down the years as more Aussies stay home for longer.....so bring it on...NOW.

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Come on Mr Blatter let Iraq play

The Iraq team is in Brisbane. Mr Blatter wants to ban the Iraq team from playing. Maybe that is fair enough, but for the good of football let them play.

But ban them after the game if you must. Let the suspension take place from Monday, if and only if, things can't be sorted.
What sort of goose bans a team who has arrived to play football, with $3 million tickets sold already sold.

We care about football. Let the teams play.

and isn't it about time some Aussie journo asked a few questions about Sepp's timing or are they all too scared?

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Monday Wrap: Do you trust Sepp Blatter?

Sepp Blatter, Shop at Coles, Football feel good story, Iraq game in doubt, Matildas Asia Cup on the telly.


Iraq game is in doubt. Decision expected Tuesday. With $3 million tickets sold for the Socceroos/Iraq game the FFA will be sweating on the American....I mean Iraqi governments decision.

Do you trust FIFA President Sepp Blatter? He promised Australia World Cup places before, now he's teasing us with the "World Cup 2018 bid."

But the only reason we'll get it is because the Sydney Olympics has left a greatlegacy for everyone who came. So you just never know.

Shop at Coles.

Shopping and football. The perfect match? Well Australian food giant Coles have appointed former Glasgow Celtic FC Chief Executive Ian Maclean to run the show. Expect green and white bags at the checkout anyday now. And I've always hated Woolies.

Man United fan done good I reckon.

All English fans had to show their tickets to the Champions League Final, both at their point of exit from England and their point of entry to Russia.

No "extra" fans were allowed in the city. Thus avoiding scenes similar to those by Rangers fans after the UEFA Cup in Manchester the previous week.

And one fan had an extra ticket to sell. But there was no fans, touts, to sell it to. So he went up to a teenager who was selling United scarves and badges.

"Got a ticket for the game?" said the United fan.

"No" said the young fella.

"Here's one...for free."

And the lad left the stall there and then and ran into the ground. He'll never forget that will he!

Matilda Highlights

Asian Cup Matilda highlights will be shown on SBS. Starting 5pm this Friday. (The Matildas first game is on Wednesday.)

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Women's World Cup to Australia?

Six countries - Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and Peru - are bidding to host the World Cup 2011 tournament and FIFA have postponed a decision from August until November.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter would like to see the competition expand in 2011 to 24 teams.

This years tournament in China will have 16 teams including Australia.

Should the women's World Cup expand?

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