And let's not forget this (2016):
Spanish football clubs to repay tens of millions in illegal state subsidies
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona among teams Brussels finds guilty of unfair competition after receiving state finance
Note: this was an EU ruling. I don't recall UEFA giving a flying fuck
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Perhaps you should've read the articles rather than pat yourself on the back with the headline and then you'd understand what the issues were - for Barcelona it had to do with the inconsistency in EU vs Spanish tax laws (25% vs 30%). Barcelona paid around €5 million in fines over that discrepancy
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What’s the tax bracket like in Catalunya?
Progressive rate, for professional footballers at the top it is 45% - which is why many salaries look exorbitant to facilitate more 'take home cash'