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Cyprus basketball players are not usually known for their militancy, but you can only push these guys so far.
The Cypriot players are threatening to strike over the quota of foreign players allowed in the Cyprus league. Two years ago, it was agreed that two American and four Bosman players were the maximum quota allowed, but some teams have been asking for an unlimited number of Bosman players. The national squad members (understandably) want to keep Cyprus basketball Cypriot, and have threatened industrial action against changes to the quota for the league.. The Cyprus basketball team bosses must decide on the quota by 24th July if the strike is to be avoided.
Basketball is very popular in Cyprus, with nine teams in Division A and a strong women’s league. In addition, and perhaps ironically, Cypriot players also play for foreign teams in Australia, the UK, the USA and Greece. Basketball coaches also work abroad; the coach of the UK basketball team the Bristol Academy Flyers is Cypriot!
In the UK, followers of UK Premier league football teams have long welcomed foreign players to help boost their team’s chances of success. Whilst there are strict rules on the number of foreign players allowed to play in a national squad, the current first team at Manchester United, for example, includes players from Holland, France, Portugal, Brazil, Korea, Serbia, Poland, China, Ireland, and Argentina…
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