FIFA Financial Fair Play Regulations (1 Viewer)

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Quetzalcoatl

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Aug 22, 2007
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:weee:

It's good to have connections. Forza Platini.

The reigning European champions are also the continental kings of spending, with losses of £132m to June 2009, £126m to June 2008 and £178m the year before, or £436m in three years, underwritten by the Moratti family. Gargantuan transfer fees and wages need slashing.
 

The Curr

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Feb 3, 2007
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I doubt much will come from any of this. I don't think UEFA will have the balls to seriously punish any of the big clubs or Man City.
 

Fred

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Oct 2, 2003
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Right, this is going to get a lot of attention over the next few years and could potentially have a very big impact on the future of club football.

Here are the regulations:

http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/uefaorg/Clublicensing/01/50/09/12/1500912_DOWNLOAD.pdf

Here's a good piece about the problems Man City are going to face:

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...-cost-city-their-european-future-2100900.html
Did you actually read the 91 pages of regulations?



As Juve fans, we can just sit back and watch the show. This should be fun.
Same here. Take out the popcorn, and just enjoy the tragic drama :p
 
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  • Thread Starter #10
    How would this affect Barca and Real? Are they in danger?
    Barca made a big loss last year, which they couldn't make a habit of doing in future, and Real would have to rely on their own income, instead of huge loans backed by a super-rich president.

    I Don't understand, what is the regulations? Can any1 explain?
    Clubs can only spend money the club generates itself.

    No more Abramovics and no more clubs running up huge debts is the theory, but time will tell if it works.
     

    Bjerknes

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    The big clubs will probably find a way to sneak out of this by accounting shenanigans and balance sheet manipulation. Just like the big banks. Watch for clubs like Man City and Chelsea to start hiring a bunch of investment bank analysts from Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, et cetera.
     
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    An owner, like Abramovic or Moratti, won't be able to pump money into clubs and underwrite debts like before.

    What is there to stop one of these owners going into a club shop and buying £50m worth of club merchandise?

    I'm sure the clubs will find loop-holes initially, but hopefully UEFA will revise the rules as necessary.
     

    Nicholas

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    Jan 30, 2008
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    An owner, like Abramovic or Moratti, won't be able to pump money into clubs and underwrite debts like before.

    What is there to stop one of these owners going into a club shop and buying £50m worth of club merchandise?

    I'm sure the clubs will find loop-holes initially, but hopefully UEFA will revise the rules as necessary.
    :smoke:
     

    X Æ A-12

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    So what is the most likely outcome from this? A few clubs such as ManC, Inter and Barca are going to have to sell off some of their top players over the next few years to balance the books in order to remain in Europe?
     

    Nicholas

    MIRKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Jan 30, 2008
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    Like Red said, these guys did not become so sucessful in business to let this bother them.

    In Theory, Liverpool,City,Chelsea,Barcelona,Real Madrid,Inter Milan,AC Milan,Roma.

    Should not be able to play in the Champions League but whats a betting all those will still be in it once the fair play rule comes in.
     

    Nicholas

    MIRKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Jan 30, 2008
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    Too many loopholes to be exploited for this to work.

    They should concentrate more on the 6+5 rule that would be better for football.
     

    Quetzalcoatl

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    Aug 22, 2007
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    It's not really expected that they'll go down or anything, but the good thing is that they will have to take measures to get them back in good financial standing where Juve shouldn't and that would should put us in an advantageous position.
     

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