FIFA president Sepp Blatter has claimed the dominance of English clubs in the Champions League proves a quota system to limit the number of foreign players is needed.

For the last two seasons, there have been three Barclays Premier League sides in the last-four of Europe´s elite club competition and Blatter fears a monopolisation of football, with the richest clubs buying up the best players from all over the world at the expense of domestic talent.

Blatter said: "Shall we let the rich become richer and say nothing? The big money is coming out of the Champions League - it´s the biggest league in the world and practically 80% of the income goes to the directly to the 32 participating clubs."