Isn't that a racist policy? Not being a smart arse, especially with that other thread in mind but having to get a player because of their origin smells pretty much racism to me. I stand to be corrected. But I think the FFA have the Asian Confederations firmly in mind when coming out with this. Lei Lei Gao to make a return to the Nix??
No more than them restricting the number of imports a team can use
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In addition to this, it is designed to strengthen Australian clubs who compete in the Asian Champions League which has a 3+1 rule. A-League clubs with a 4+1 foreign player quota will still have to omit 1 of the 4 non-Asian players. At present clubs with a 5+0 foreign player quota have to omit 2 non-Asian players. In theory Australian clubs who wish to fill their foreign player quota will, assuming the foreigners are better than the locals, be forced to carry a stronger squad into the Asian Champions League.
Except the 5+0 rule means you can have someone regardless of their nationality. This new rule determines which nationality.
The purpose of my reply was to provide some insight as to one of the reasons why this quota is being introduced, i.e. to strengthen Australian clubs for the Asian Champions League by aligning with ACL rules.
Would you like to say that the Asian Federation is being racist for allowing an extra Asian import in their own regional club competition?