UEFA FFP investigation - CAS decision to be announced Monday, 13th July 9.30am BST

[roxy]

Was there ever a more appropriate name for a FIFA official ?

Bent Twat?

 

[SWP's back]

Tebas at today’s Q&A (try and read it without getting wound up):

'I did read the interview,' said Tebas. 'I think there is a lot of ignorance about certain things, firstly about how financial control works in European football and ignorance on regards to financial doping. I am not at all racist. I have no issues about ethnicity.

'How can I be racist if two of my grandchildren are Arab? I would be a racist against my own grandchildren! That just shows the ignorance and how easy it is to say things without knowing all the details and people's background. You are talking the ethnicity, it's not true.

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Tebas responded by rubbishing insinuations he is racist and accused Al-Mubarak of ignorance
'People get confused when I say they are opening up the petrol and gas and finance it like state clubs. It's not the first time I've spoken about it - we had (Roman) Abramovich at Chelsea - they had a lot of losses and he covered it by putting in more money, but he doesn't do it any more.

'Jealous? That is not true. Real or Barcelona have never been state clubs, they have never received support from the state. They are clubs which have not been financed like, for example, PSG when the CAS said they had inflated their sponsorship with Qatar.

'Manchester City are pending a sanction and that is also related to sponsorship. Real Madrid and Barcelona have never had a situation like that in their history; they have never been financed by the Spanish state. I recommend he goes and studies the rules and regulations more.'

Tebas is not a figure who will shy away from making big statements and he took aim at UEFA for their plans to restructure the Champions League from 2024. He claimed it is a move that is worrying the European game and accused UEFA of 'killing football'.

'I think phenomenon of the state clubs are attacking or controlling the institution itself,' said Tebas.

'UEFA should try to stop this financial doping. The big clubs want to change the competition so they can get more money so they are able to compete with this phenomena.

'At the moment it is a very dangerous change to a new competition In my opinion it is absolutely lethal for professional football in Europe, the big leagues and the small leagues. It will kill off all the domestic TV revenues for smaller clubs.'

 

[birchvillablue]

Tebas at today’s Q&A (try and read it without getting wound up):

'I did read the interview,' said Tebas. 'I think there is a lot of ignorance about certain things, firstly about how financial control works in European football and ignorance on regards to financial doping. I am not at all racist. I have no issues about ethnicity.

'How can I be racist if two of my grandchildren are Arab? I would be a racist against my own grandchildren! That just shows the ignorance and how easy it is to say things without knowing all the details and people's background. You are talking the ethnicity, it's not true.

+5
Tebas responded by rubbishing insinuations he is racist and accused Al-Mubarak of ignorance
'People get confused when I say they are opening up the petrol and gas and finance it like state clubs. It's not the first time I've spoken about it - we had (Roman) Abramovich at Chelsea - they had a lot of losses and he covered it by putting in more money, but he doesn't do it any more.

'Jealous? That is not true. Real or Barcelona have never been state clubs, they have never received support from the state. They are clubs which have not been financed like, for example, PSG when the CAS said they had inflated their sponsorship with Qatar.

'Manchester City are pending a sanction and that is also related to sponsorship. Real Madrid and Barcelona have never had a situation like that in their history; they have never been financed by the Spanish state. I recommend he goes and studies the rules and regulations more.'

Tebas is not a figure who will shy away from making big statements and he took aim at UEFA for their plans to restructure the Champions League from 2024. He claimed it is a move that is worrying the European game and accused UEFA of 'killing football'.

'I think phenomenon of the state clubs are attacking or controlling the institution itself,' said Tebas.

'UEFA should try to stop this financial doping. The big clubs want to change the competition so they can get more money so they are able to compete with this phenomena.

'At the moment it is a very dangerous change to a new competition In my opinion it is absolutely lethal for professional football in Europe, the big leagues and the small leagues. It will kill off all the domestic TV revenues for smaller clubs.'

Pretty sure Spanish government purchased Real's training ground and rented it back for a pittance ?

 

[117 M34]

So he is admitting the cartel are pulling the strings

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I think we are in danger of attaching too much importance to a man that is the equivalent of Alex McRea but Spanish. They are both in charge of largely uncompetitive leagues in which the same teams qualify seem guaranteed perpetual success until financial impropriety is exposed. He's a nobody that would not have a platform but for the fact that two teams in his league are good. His financial and legal expertise is probably below some of the posters on here.

 

[bluealf]

Pretty sure Spanish government purchased Real's training ground and rented it back for a pittance ?

They got done for that and then some Euro court declared it okay.

https://www.ft.com/content/750e14a2-3f94-11e6-9f2c-36b487ebd80a and barca btw

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-s...d-got-no-state-aid-in-land-deal-idUKKCN1SS1T5

How they come to that decision is unbelievable really.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Pretty sure Spanish government purchased Real's training ground and rented it back for a pittance ?

They don't need state help - they just rake in all the tv revenues and screw the other clubs.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

So he is admitting the cartel are pulling the strings

And saying it’s our fault that they want to change things to suit themselves better.
Do even the Dippers and Rags actually believe this shit?

I mean he is really admitting what we have said all along, although he does have his own very peculiar slant on things.

 

[SWP's back]

They don't need state help - they just rake in all the tv revenues and screw the other clubs.

They may not “need” it but they’ve received it several times in the club’s history.

 

[Marvin]

Well we've put down a marker now. Next one who crosses it, whether it be newspaper comment, or official is going to get called out for it by City fans.