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Article: Taylor: Foreign Players Destroy Game

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July 4, 1999
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the influx of foreign players into English clubs was destroying the game, said professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor on Sunday.

Though England may win the bid to stage the 2006 World Cup there might not be a host team good enough to distinguish itself, the boss was quoted by a report as saying.

Taylor also said he was increasingly dismayed with the influx of foreign players into English football, forcing more out of work and affecting the chances of all the youngsters trying to break through. Players' union boss ...

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