"Is everything running smoothly at UEFA?"
Richard placed a call to Lennart Johansson, a member of UEFA's Legal & Disciplinary Committee who previously had issues in the court with him, to discuss the controversy surrounding Manchester City's decision to register more than four foreign players for the 1994/1995 season.
"Yes, with UEFA out pressuring the FA and the Premier League, don't worry. We still have leverage over the disaster and the recent scandal."
From its inception, the Football League had sought to preserve its local and national identity. When the league was first established in 1888, a rule required players to either be born within six miles of their club's ground or have lived in the area for at least two years.