lecoqsportif
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Germany won the Euro U21, even with seven eligible players at the Confed.
Yes the federation is fcuk up also.
I don't follow soccer much anymore . What is this Confed cup all about ? Is it a tune up for the World Cup , or a friendly type of tourney ?
Yes to both. Always held year before WC (so, Russia) to give facilities, logistics, etc a dry run.
No one really cares about the outcome, so it's basically a friendly tournament.
Participants are current continental champs, defending WC champ and the host.
About to lose 2-1
Interesting how Financial FairPlay plays out.
PSG will obviously be scrutinized, but there should also be questions about very high buy out clauses.
Question about these transfer/buyout clauses
Does Barcelona get an immediate cheque for the 200+ euro or paid in installments ?
Also does Neymar get a chunk of that money in salary or is his coin totally separate ?
Finally how does PSG expect to recoup this massive fee ? that number is staggering for a bump up in ticket revenue and concessions
TV Money has gone insane in football recently, which is fuelling these fee increases.
Transfer payments can be made in instalments and sometimes a percentage goes to a third party, often the team previous to the seller that had the contract (which would have been Santos for Neymar) or to the player.
But not in this case. As 25 says, it all went to Barca and all in one shot. They did not want to sell, and are mighty pissed.
There are a few issues:
1) Some players get cheesed when the buy out clause is set high, they view it as an attempt to block their market access.
2) There's a major fixation on financial fair play for these petrodollar mega teams, like PSG and Manchester City. But they can also argue that exorbitant buy out clauses are also unfair.
3) I expect Barça will seek revenge. They are nobility, and view PSG and a johnny-come-lately plaything of Persian gulf trust funds.