While urging European sports ministers to address the issue of the control of clubs, Blatter asked them to study his plan to place a minimum limit of six home-grown players in every team.

"It's one way of achieving a balance in the different clubs and leagues," he said.

"What we need to do is study it and not just say it won't work. It might give clubs more incentive to train and develop young players themselves rather than just sign ones who are already developed.

"The local and national identification doesn't exist when there are 11 players from 11 different countries. In one game in the Italian league last season Inter Milan had only one European player in the 11 on the pitch," said Blatter.

"Of course it won't please the big clubs but it might help rectify the financial imbalances."

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