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Increase In Football Players From Overseas

EDM number 756 in 2007-08, proposed by Bob Russell on 22/01/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.

That this House registers with concern the large increase in the number of professional footballers from overseas countries now playing in England, notably in the Premiership but also in the Football League; observes that whereas in 1992, the first season of the Premiership, there were just 11 foreign players, the number of overseas players now registered to play in the Premiership outnumbers those from the United Kingdom, with 331 signed from 66 different countries, representing more than 60 per cent. of those on the books of the 20 clubs; believes that this huge increase in players from overseas is to the detriment of the long-term interests of professional football in England and the future prospects of the national team in international competitions; and calls on the Government, working in partnership with the football authorities, to discourage football clubs from recruiting so many overseas players and instead to promote the development of football talent within the UK.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Russell22/01/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratProposed
Lindsay Hoyle23/01/2008ChorleyLabourSeconded
Gregory Campbell23/01/2008East LondonderryDUPSeconded
Alan Simpson23/01/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins23/01/2008Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Norman Baker23/01/2008LewesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Lynne Jones23/01/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Paul Holmes24/01/2008ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Burgon24/01/2008ElmetLabourSigned
David Drew24/01/2008StroudLabourSigned
Simon Hughes25/01/2008North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock28/01/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
David Anderson28/01/2008BlaydonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer28/01/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Alan Meale28/01/2008MansfieldLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins29/01/2008TamworthLabourSigned
William McCrea29/01/2008South AntrimDUPSigned
Dari Taylor29/01/2008Stockton SouthLabourSigned
Jim Devine29/01/2008LivingstonLabourSigned
David Simpson30/01/2008Upper BannDUPSigned
Roger Godsiff30/01/2008Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Rudi Vis30/01/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Horam04/02/2008OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Albert Owen04/02/2008Ynys MLabourSigned
Eric Illsley05/02/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
John Pugh07/02/2008SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Dodds18/02/2008Belfast NorthDUPSigned

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