International teams can definitely play Euro. I never said they can not.
I’m just saying they shouldn’t be surprised if there will be no spot for them.
Bikepolo is somehow played in around 20-25 countries in Europe.
If these countries will ask for at least one spot and big scenes like France, Switzerland… will ask/register even more teams then you can have just a few or even no spots for ‘internationals’.
So the question is what makes an international team. For me it’s something different than to you. And that’s ok, let’s talk about it (after Perpignan).
Someone sees 2 international teams registered and I see around 8.
If you fit 3/4 rule you are ok and nobody is questioning.
If not and you go 2/4, 1/4 or 0/4 you have to ask national community if it’s fine to represent this country.
So technically even 4/4 french team can ask for example Finland bikepolo and after their consent register and play as finnish team.
And that’s why I believe we should draw a line somewhere because in 2-4 years we can be in position where allocation of spots can be nearly impossible.
As I said from the start this question is probably for the future and would cause more trouble for this Euro. And that’s not my point at all.
Let’s go with the rules this Euro is already going.
But let’s keep in mind that there are three courts to build + many games to ref + everything else, so the more the better: 