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Five key questions about Financial Fair Play and Paris Saint-Germain



Posted Friday, August 11, 2017 by Marca.com

Five key questions about Financial Fair Play and Paris Saint-Germain

Football fans are asking how much money Paris Saint Germain can spend without breaking the Financial Fair Play rules set down by UEFA to control the economic infrastucture of the game.

When did Financial Fair Play come into being?

Since 2013 the Club Financial Control Panel has analysed the economic data of each club taking part in UEFA competitions over the previous three seasons and introducing sanctions since the 2014/15 season.

What is the limit to spending over income?

Clubs can spend five million euros more than they bring in during the period of evaluation which is three years. However, they can exceed that amount up to a certain point if it is covered by a contribution or direct pay from an owner or an entity related to the club, which prevents an unsustainable growth in the debt.

The limit for clubs is 30 million euros and so PSG are obliged to sell players to balance the books and avoid a new sanction from UEFA. The investment in stadiums and the development of youth academies is separate.

Scale of sanctions

a) Informing

b) Warning

c) Fine

d) Points deduction

e) Retention of earnings from UEFA competitions

f) Prevention of registering new players in UEFA competitions

g) Restriction of the number of players that a club can register to take part in UEFA competitions including a limit in the overall spending on player salaries registered in the A list for UEFA competitions.

h) Disqualification for on-going or future competitions.

i) Removal of title or trophy

Can an owner invest all the money he wants?

If the owner invests money via a sponsor in which he is connected then UEFA will invesitgate and if it is necessary then they will adapt the quantities paid by the sponsor in terms of a balances assessment of the market in real terms.

Under the present rules any entity that is linked to an owner, and provides more than 30 percent of the income of the club, are considered to be implicated.

What does UEFA do now?

UEFA will study PSG's situation and any other at the end of the transfer window.



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