Michel Platini, Uefa president, says competitive football is under threat in Europe unless sports are exempted from EU rules on free movement of labour in order to counter the recruiting power of the richest clubs.

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Uefa and Fifa, the European and world football governing bodies, say the leading clubs are so wealthy that less well-off teams will struggle to compete on the pitch without some restrictions on the movement of players.