- Oct 2, 2007
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I know the FFP rules have been discussed quite a few times and there has been much speculation as to whether Man City and Chelsea would get away with ingnoring them. Now comes a report from EUFA, that has been reported in a number of national papers. The Telegraph carries an interesting quote.
"Uefa general secretary Gianni Infantino said it would be wrong to prejudge those figures but added: “They have to demonstrate that they can cover their costs with the revenues that they generate without cheating. If the result is that something went wrong then sanctions will be taken.”
Infantino insisted Uefa was not afraid to exclude a big club from one of its competitions, having already banned 34 teams – including Malaga and Besiktas – for breaches of other articles under FFP. “Uefa will not be happy to do that, but Uefa will do that,” he added.
An independent adjudicatory chamber will impose any sanctions, which could spark legal action over the interpretation of “fair market value”.
Infantino was philosophical. He said: “We were always worried – and I say this with a smile – with clubs that were telling us, ‘We will sue you if you dare take sanctions against us for Financial Fair Play regulations’.
“Now we have the other clubs who will sue us if we don’t take sanctions against those who have breached the rules.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...-they-fail-to-meet-Fair-Play-credentials.html
At least EUFA are making the right noises. Both clubs have spent mega bucks over the last few years so they could easily sell some of their fringe players and buy others whilst breaking even in that window, or even show a profit. The question is will EUFA really act despite making the right noises.
(Mods feel free to move this to one of the other FFP threads if you think it appropiate, or that the discussion has been done to death!)
"Uefa general secretary Gianni Infantino said it would be wrong to prejudge those figures but added: “They have to demonstrate that they can cover their costs with the revenues that they generate without cheating. If the result is that something went wrong then sanctions will be taken.”
Infantino insisted Uefa was not afraid to exclude a big club from one of its competitions, having already banned 34 teams – including Malaga and Besiktas – for breaches of other articles under FFP. “Uefa will not be happy to do that, but Uefa will do that,” he added.
An independent adjudicatory chamber will impose any sanctions, which could spark legal action over the interpretation of “fair market value”.
Infantino was philosophical. He said: “We were always worried – and I say this with a smile – with clubs that were telling us, ‘We will sue you if you dare take sanctions against us for Financial Fair Play regulations’.
“Now we have the other clubs who will sue us if we don’t take sanctions against those who have breached the rules.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...-they-fail-to-meet-Fair-Play-credentials.html
At least EUFA are making the right noises. Both clubs have spent mega bucks over the last few years so they could easily sell some of their fringe players and buy others whilst breaking even in that window, or even show a profit. The question is will EUFA really act despite making the right noises.
(Mods feel free to move this to one of the other FFP threads if you think it appropiate, or that the discussion has been done to death!)