Weeks after the European Commission dismissed a complaint launched by an individual against the Financial Fair Play rules that regulate UEFA football teams, a group of fans are reigniting the debate against the policy.
Fans of the Paris Saint-Germain team joined fans of Manchester City to decry the regulations implemented after significant financial losses from some of the top soccer teams in 2011.
Thirty-five fans reportedly filed a complaint with the Commission against the rules, claiming they are anticompetitive and “no more than a prohibition of investment.” The complainants are grouped as the “supporters-against-FFP.”
But the UEFA argues that the rules are actually pro-competitive and “fully in line with EU law.”
The FFP rules limit how much teams can spend to obtain new talent and other business ventures.
Full content: Businessweek
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