Europe's top clubs want to reduce the number of international matches each season and cut out 'nonsense' friendlies.

The European Club Association would like to release players for just six internationals outside of major tournaments each season, meaning countries would have to compete in smaller qualifying groups or cut out non-competitive matches.

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England played nine games in 2010-11, including four friendlies against Hungary, France, Denmark and Ghana.

ECA and Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: 'We are the most important stakeholder - without our players you can't have the competition. We have to come back in favour of quality not quantity.

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