Football League clubs today (December 18th) voted conclusively in favour of bringing in new laws regarding home-grown player quotas for the beginning of next season, the BBC reports.
Following a meeting at Derby County's Pride Park ground, clubs will have to include four players who have been registered domestically for three years before their 21st birthday in each match-day squad of 16.
Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney has welcomed the move, claiming that it will give young players "a greater chance to demonstrate their ability at first-team level".
He told BBC Sport: "I would like to compliment Football League clubs for having the foresight to make changes that will benefit the wider game.
"League clubs are at the forefront of developing young playing talent for the domestic game and are investing more than £40 million a season in this important area."
The move replicates a Uefa directive relating to European squad registration which regards all players to be home-grown as long as they have spent enough time at one club or in one country.
Fifa recently attempted to impose a controversial 'six-plus-five' rule which would limit the number of foreign players in each team to five, but it has hit problems due to European employment laws.
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