Newcastle had to sell him to comply with FFP while he is currently signing for a football club who have been charged with 115 breaches of premier leagues financial rules. An independent panel was convened to hear these charges which was concluded in 2024. For reasons unknown to everyone we still don’t have a verdict on this. There is something deeply wrong about that
Curacao, ranked 82nd in the world, have Germany, ranked 10th, on the ropes... but let's stop for a "hydration break" in an air-conditioned stadium.
What an absolute farce.
The vast difference in total cost of very different “rule breaking” for 2 Premier League clubs: 💰
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EVERTON narrowly overspending on PSR due to interest payments on a new stadium at the end of the 2021/22 season:
- Loss of league position prize money = £27m
- Compensation to Burnley = £40m
- Legal and administrative costs defending multiple cases, appeals and the Burnley tribunal = £17m
(Not to mention damage to brand, damage to squad mentality, damage to prospect of potential new signings & attracting potential managers & new ownership, damage to sponsors and massive reduction in broadcasting and commercial income)
TOTAL COST: £84m 💰
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Chelsea blatantly cheating for 7 straight years with 74 for charges for funnelling £47.5m in 36 secret, off the books payments (via shady third parties and offshore entities) to unregistered agents & player reps from 2011-2018 to grease deals for stars like Hazard, Willian, Eto’o, Ramires, David Luiz, Schürrle and Matic in order to win:
▪️ 2012 UEFA Champions League
▪️ 2012 FA Cup
▪️ 2013 UEFA Europe League
▪️ 2015 Premier League
▪️ 2015 League Cup
▪️ 2017 Premier League
▪️ 2018 FA Cup
TOTAL COST: £10.75m 💰
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CHELSEA escaped with a mere £10.75m fine for systematically concealing backhanded payments over seven years to rig transfers and gain real sporting advantage by winning 7 trophies during their 7 year period of dodgy deals.
This grotesque disparity, punishing the likes of Everton who could have - and arguably should have - been relegated with the harsh points deductions issued, while slapping the wrist of the profligate powerful, exposes football’s rotten core.. rules enforced not by justice, but by current club size, influence and the Premier League’s embarrassingly obvious selective blindness.
It’s even more laughable when you consider the three panel members who decided to issue this ground breaking never been done before compensation claim to Burnley from Everton.. were somehow the same three panel members who dished out the harshest points deduction in English top flight history to Everton for the very same reason!?
How on earth is that allowed?
English football, rotten to the core!