FIFA President Sepp Blatter has come out publicly about the Executive Committee’s desire to lower the current Under - 23 age limit with 3 overage players to an Under - 21 Tournament.

Via SI 

Earlier reports said FIFA was looking to set the age limit at 20, but Blatter said the extra year would allow the best teams from the Under-20 World Cup to compete in the following year’s Olympics.

Blatter told the Associated Press during a visit to Hungary Saturday, “If this (proposal) goes through, we will use the qualification in the Under-20 (World Cup) … and then the best teams will play in the Olympics.”

Blatter said FIFA’s upcoming 59th Congress in the Bahamas would decide whether to go along with the executive committee’s proposal or keep the current system for the Olympics, which is for players under 23 and also allows three older players per team.

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