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The FFP and PSG

Obviously money is a main determinate in where a good footballer will go play. Neymar recently transferred to PSG for a huge 198 million euro. This made him the world's most expensive footballer, taking the title from Manchester United player Paul Pogba. The insane salary PSG offered Neymar would inevitably be hard to turn down, as he is set to receive a weekly wage over 500,000 euro. This makes him one of the most well-paid footballers on the planet, alongside Messi who signed a new deal with Barcelona this year. These huge sums of money are difficult to compete with, therefore the wealthiest teams will continue to get better and better players as the years go on.

With the abundantly large salary Neymar is receiving from PSG, UEFA launched an investigation to see if the club was breaking the FFP (financial fair play). "Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the Spanish league president Javier Tebas all made complaints that PSG are flouting the rules. The 198 million pound signing of the Brazilian striker Neymar from Barcelona last month was by far the most expensive footballer ever, and PSG followed that this week with a complicated 167 million pound signing of the 18-year-old from Monaco, Kylian Mbappe." One has to admit the signing of two top players for well over 100 million lbs sounds ridiculous. Do you think that PSG has made its way around the rules of FFP? If so do you think that prestigious and wealthy teams will ever stop trying to bend the rules?


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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/01/psg-ffp-uefa-investigation-transfer-activity-neymar

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  1. Anonymous23 October 2017 at 15:04

    How long do you think it will take UEFA to conclude their investigation? If UEFA finds sufficient evidence to sanction PSG, do you think it will be enough to discourage other teams that have money (legally or illegally) from making similar deals? Or is this just another example of the band stretching further and further?

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    1. Anonymous25 October 2017 at 15:29

      I think this is an example of the band stretching further and further.
      While I do think if wealthy teams have the money to spend multimillions on players of their interest, then the should be able to spend it the way the want (if done legally). However I do think that regulations need to be instilled to keep the sport of football alive (limit how much you can spend on players). Only the wealthiest teams will continue to improve and leave all the other teams in the dust. What makes sports so entertaining is the sense of competition. If there is no longer competition because the wealthy teams are constantly dominating, football will lose its spark. - Emily Migliorini

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  2. Anonymous26 October 2017 at 01:50

    I think it's interesting how teams such as PSG prove that any wealthy billionaire can quickly buy a team and take it to the top of the sports simply by pumping personal money into the club. Even just a few years ago, PSG was struggling for relevance in France alone, even though they are the most popular club in the nation's capitol. I wonder if Financial Fair Play will have a role to play in the future of financial takeovers of clubs themselves, or if they will just continue regulations after the purchase of the club has taken place? - Evan Hill

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    1. Unknown3 November 2017 at 06:57

      I believe the right and moral thing for UEFA to do would be to investigate early before the transaction takes place to make sure nothing unfair or illegal is taking place. However, such huge deals brings the league popularity and more money. There is too much corruption for UEFA to step in early and end off the table deals like these. They need someone who is not afraid to say no to extra money for the betterment of the league and the teams who cannot afford such luxuries.

      -Will

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  3. Jessica Ramirez29 October 2017 at 02:43

    I definitely think this Neymar deal is going to change the face of modern European football as we know it. I feel like the notion of these super wealthy teams controlling the best players and basically the sport as a whole is something most football fans won't want to see. I personally feel like it kills the spirit and the passion of the sport if it becomes a monopoly and loses the heart of the game.

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  4. Anonymous5 November 2017 at 07:05

    I definitely think that the super wealthy teams controlling all of the best players will ruin the sport. When there are only a handful of teams with all the superstars, it makes people less interested in the other teams that do not have the major superstars. Fans know teams without the major superstars don't have a chance at winning a championship which makes fans of those teams begin to not be as passionate. Even currently in the NBA people are beginning to see super teams form and fans are not happy about it. When only a few teams have a shot at winning the championship, it doesn't only hurt the less talented teams, but fans support of the entire league as a whole goes down. NBA fans don't want to see the same teams like the Cavaliers and the Warriors in the NBA Finals over and over again. I am sure this is the same in the European futbol league. In the NBA there is a draft so the less talented teams can improve by obtaining potential, young superstars. However, in European futbol leagues there are no drafts like the NBA. Because of this, the teams with all the money are able to obtain the majority of the major superstars. Do you think European futbol leagues will look into doing a draft like the NBA does? This could solve the problem of the teams with the most money forming super teams. - Brendan Feehan

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  5. Unknown6 November 2017 at 08:06

    I don’t necessarily think that the change in having inflated prices for football players is bad for the sport. All though teams that have less money available will struggle to maintain a following, true football fans might enjoy seeing the best players on the same team and playing against each other more often. In the more advanced leagues the quality of play will increase. I similar situation is seen currently in the NBA with the incorporation of “super team”. Although fans of certain teams may be disappointed that their team has no chance to make it to the Finals, watching best players in world such as LeBron and Steph face off in the Finals on a yearly basis has been extremely entertaining in my opinion.

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  6. Unknown6 November 2017 at 14:36

    This is an interesting topic. In my opinion, football players are getting paid too much. Since there is no salary cap, it allows for good (rich) teams to stay good and vice versa. The owners are essentially "paying" for a championship in a duel with other owners to compete for how much money each has. I do not agree with this style of ownership, and it is mind-blowing to see a football player make that much money.

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