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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Tottenham handed late Champions League squad boost after UEFA rule change

UEFA have confirmed Ben Davies is classed an 'homegrown' player, allowing Tottenham to include another foreign star in their 25-man Champions League squad list.

Davies was classed as an overseas player after coming through the ranks at Welsh club Swansea. The 29-year-old is a Wales international and helped his country qualify for this year's World Cup. He was also part of the squad that reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

Yet UEFA have changed their stance due to Swansea playing in the English Football League (EFL). As such, Davies is now classed as an "association-trained" player. Davies has spent his entire career in the Premier League, playing 253 games in the competition.

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