The FA's plan to cap the number of overseas players at Premier League clubs "has run into opposition" from West Ham United and Watford, according to Simon Jennings of REUTERS. The FA proposed reducing the number of foreign players in each Premier League squad to 12 from 17 after Britain leaves the European Union in an "attempt to boost the number of homegrown players." FA CEO Martin Glenn explained the proposal at Thursday’s Premier League shareholders meeting, but West Ham co-Chair David Gold said that there was "no evidence to support the governing body’s view." Gold: "Why would you change it? We have to do some further investigation and make sure we have all of the details. There’s no evidence so to speak to support (Glenn’s) proposal. (The FA) are looking into it and we are looking into it. We are very supportive of English football ... but we don’t want to be doing things that isn’t going to work." Watford Operations Dir Glyn Evans, whose club is at the current maximum limit of 17 overseas players, "is also opposed to the idea." He said, "We want to keep the status quo. We want (the homegrown player quota) to stay as it is" (REUTERS, 11/16).
