Football FanCast columnist Rob Facey looks at the latest scheme to be proposed by UEFA and wonders whether this is the one that could actually catch on.

Ahh, UEFA. Everybody's favourite footballing body besides England's very own FA. Grey haired, suited and armed with a limited grasp on reality, their inability to leave things alone remains unflinching. No sooner had the greatest football tournament in living memory finished than they revealed plans to scrap the current format and include 8 more teams.

What this means is even more pointless qualifying matches as half the group ends up at the tournament anyway. It means more mediocrity in the early stages of the finals themselves. At this rate, England might even qualify next time.

It seems for UEFA, that more = better.

However, not when it comes to wages, it would seem. In his latest episode, the one-man soap opera that is President Michel Platini has revealed he is keen to introduce salary caps to European football.

"I'm not an authoritarian and whatever we do in terms of licensing, debt and salary caps will be implemented through the strategy council and members of the football family," Platini said, as reported in The Guardian.

Could a salary cap be the one useful thing Platini has suggested since his UEFA Presidency began, are they the way forward?

Sepp Blatter is already looking to instigate a ‘6+5' idea in motion, limiting how many foreign players can turn out for a club side despite mixed responses from Premier League clubs and fans. While this is undoubtedly a positive step at trying to create a more positive playing field across European football, does it put the continents clubs at risk?

The problem with a salary cap is that it needs to be enforced universally for the principles to be adhered to. Otherwise players will simply move abroad for a higher wage. The only factor that European clubs have in their favour is that the standard of football played on the continent is so much greater than anywhere else.

They may, as they do now, travel to the US, Australia or the UAE for a bumper wage as their career enters its twilight years, but it is unlikely to see players leave en masse during their prime.

The Premier League, unsurprisingly, has its doubts and is likely to try and stop the salary cap being brought to fruition as it is likely that if UEFA can control how much clubs can spend on wages then they will in turn start to regulate external factors that the Premier League hold so dear, such as TV revenue and sponsorship deals.Whether or not he gets any support from our Chairmen remains to be seen.

Platini has criticised the levels of debt in English football and is making steps, however tentative, to correct these. The salary cap could be a positive move if implemented correctly.

If clubs break wage caps, as in other sports, it is likely that financial penalties and point deductions would be enforced.

Would the Premier League and European football in general, benefit from a salary cap?

Surely it would be much better to have power return to the clubs, as opposed to the players and agents or is this just more bureaucratic meddling?