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Man City's frugal summer spending

Posted by Ed Thompson on Wednesday, June 26, 2013,

On the face of it, this might appear to have been an expensive summer for Man City; they have just sold Tevez at a £35m loss and have recently spent £50m on Fernandinho and Navaz. Football fans might follow the narrative that says that Man City are 'laughing in the face of FFP'. However, owing to the way football finances operate, the reality is somewhat different.

When judging whether a team has made a profit or loss for the season, transfers fees are spread out over the duration of the con...


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Further legal challenge to FFP by Striani and Dupont

Posted by Ed Thompson on Thursday, June 20, 2013,

Following the initial legal challenge to FFP in May by Daniel Striani via sports lawyer Dupont, a second legal challenge has been raised.  I have attached the Press Release in full with attachments:

Striani opens second front on legal challenge to UEFA’s break-even rule

20 June 2013 - Belgian player agent Daniel Striani is continuing his challenge of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rule today by launching a legal action in the Court of First Instance in Brussels.  The process will ask the Court ...


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