Having been accustomed a authorization by the FIFA Congress in Sydney abide May, the FIFA Admiral told the European Assembly about the bulk of non-eligible players currently demography allotment in civic championships and army a defence of the 6+5 initiative, which would crave clubs to acreage at atomic six players acceptable for the civic aggregation of the country in which the club is based.

Following the meeting , Blatter was abutting by Belgian MEP Ivo Belet for a columnist arrangement during which a bulk of altered issues came up for discussion, alignment from the allegation for controls on the buying of clubs to the activity adjoin racism in football.

As able-bodied discussing the afire issues of the avant-garde game, the FIFA Admiral aswell advocated the attempt of the 6+5 plan and requested the abutment of Europes controlling bodies, the aim being, as he put it, "to animate the aegis of minors, action trafficking, admonition clubs consolidate their actualization and accomplish competitions fairer."