Morning all. Merlin96 has written today's post. FFP. Man City have proved 'Money talks bullsh*t walks' albeit with a legion of lawyers ready for battle and UEFA blinked. City got a slap on the wrist, “suspended” for a year from buying players and a fine which was just loose change to them. FFP was also impotent with Man City and PSG boosting turnovers with sponsorship's and advertising revenues generated from their respective state-owned enterprises. At Chelsea, Abramovich overcame FFP by converting debts into equities, (Man City did that too) albeit they genuinely turned Chelsea FC into a self-sustainable business model, starting in the 2000's with Mourinho building them into a...
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