England: FA still considering introducing B league

"We're still discussing with the Football League (the League that manages the second, third and fourth professional English divisions) and others about some possibilities about how to introduce B teams," said Greg Dyke, the chairman of the FA (Football Association), to the British sport channel BBC Sport on 17/09/2014.

The federation had suggested, on 08/05/2014, the creation of a League Three (5^th division) composed of ten reserve teams from the big clubs in the Premier League and as well as 10 clubs playing in the Conference (current 5^th division).

19 out of the 25 B-team players would have to be under 21 years old, and 20 of them would be from the European Union.

"We'll see what happens. I think B teams in a competitive environment is still a possibility," added Greg Dyke on 17/09/2014.

"In England, there is a blockage. 70% of the players in Premier League are foreign, and 50% in Championship [English second division], and that number goes up every year. If you look at the Germany team, which just won the World Cup, all but two of that squad played in B teams," said Greg Dyke at a…