Platini traži seleri-kep

Predsednik UEFA Mišel Platini želi da uvođenjem seleri-kepa ograniči nerealan iznos koji igrači dobijaju od bogatih klubova. Platini želi da konačno spreči bogate klubove da, dajući nerealne plate igračima, stvore još veći jaz između njih i platežno nemoćnih klubova ali i celih liga. Pošto je zakonima Europske unije UEFA ograničena, umesto rezanja plata individualno igračima, teži uvođenju timskog limita kojim bi se odredio maksimalan budžet po sezoni, a na temelju postotka skladnog klupskim prihodima.

Uskoro "seleri kep" i u fudbalu

Predstavnici najvećih evropskih fudbalskih klubova i Evropske fudbalske unije (UEFA) počeli su preliminarne pregovore o usvajanju propisa kojim bi bila ograničena sredstva koje klubovi mogu da potroše na transfere i plate igrača.

Udruženje evropskih klubova (ECA), čiji su članovi i velikani kao što su Real Madrid, Mančester junajted i Milan, predložili su da klubovi na transfere i plate u toku jedne sezone mogu da potroše najviše 51 odsto godišnjih prihoda.

O uvođenju takvog propisa, koji važi u NBA ligi, razmišlja se već nekoliko godina, a globalna finansijska kriza, kao i sve veći izdaci klubova za transfere i plate, samo su ubrzali proces.

Sastanak u Briselu dogovoren je nakon što je Mančester siti za Kaku ponudio basnoslovnih 110 miliona evra.

"Iako je taj transfer propao, zahvaljujući čvrstom stavu brazilskog fudbalera, ponuda Mančester sitija sve nas je uverila da hitno nešto mora da se uradi. Ovo su preliminarni razgovori, ali je najvažnije da su svi najveći klubovi shvatili da je sadašnja situacija neodrživa na duži rok", izjavio ne jedan od učesnika sastanka.

Poslednjih godina povećan je broj bogatih kupaca klubova, pre svega engleskih, iz vanevropskih zemalja, koji su spremni da ulože stotine miliona dolara. Zbog toga je ECA predložilo da u prihode klubova ulaze sredstva dobijena od prodaje ulaznica i televizijskih prava, spozorskih ugovora i prodaje dresova i klupskih suvenira, ali ne i novac koji bi u klub uneli vlasnici.

"Vlasnici ili deoničari moći će da ulažu novac, ali samo u infrastrukturu klubova ili u fudbalsku akademiju u kojoj bi se školovali mladi talentovani igrači", izjavio je predstavnik UEFA koji je prisustvoao sastanku.

Uefa is again seeking the help of Europe's political institutions to become a central regulator for football which could see the introduction of a continent-wide salary cap.

Its president, Michel Platini, will meet with the council of ministers for European affairs in Brest over the weekend and will outline his vision for a strengthened Uefa licensing system that would give football a greater degree of legal certainty in an attempt to reduce the instances of clubs challenging associations through the courts. With France taking up the presidency of the European Union over the next 12 months, Platini believes his project has a strong degree of success despite the independent sports review that was set up by his predecessor, Lennart Johansson, being scotched by the European Commission.

Platini is also attempting to convince football of the merits of the plan and at the inaugural meeting of the European Club Association yesterday he called on Europe's most successful teams to sign up to the stiffened licensing arrangements. "I'm not an authoritarian and whatever we do in terms of licensing, debt and salary caps will be implemented through the strategy council and members of the football family," Platini said, in a clear message that he accepts that with power would come added responsibility.

However, the idea of a "pan-European licensing regime" as set out in a recent Uefa policy document is strongly opposed by England's Premier League.

Mawhinney's new task

The Football League will undertake a wholesale review of its insolvency practices after being given a mandate for reform by its member clubs at the AGM in Portugal last month. Although there has been no resolution on what shape the discussions will take it is understood that the chairman, Lord Brian Mawhinney, will play a lead role. The new guidelines - due to reconsider the football creditors' rule; a monitoring system of clubs' debts to HM Revenue & Customs, which the Football Association already has in place in the Conference; and the application of more severe sporting sanctions - will be ready for a vote at the 2009 AGM. The resolution comes at a time when Gerry Sutcliffe, right, the sports minister, has booked a meeting with the Football Association's chairman, Lord David Triesman, in an effort to persuade the FA to reconsider its controversial football-creditors rule and fit-and-proper-person test. "We are keen to explore any possible avenues that work in partnership with government," said an FA spokesman. The football creditors system, which forces insolvent clubs to repay all football debts in full whereas other creditors receive mere pence in the pound, has led to HM Revenue & Customs blocking several club rescue packages.

Sink or swim in court

The rivalry between swimmers in their different performance-enhancing bodysuits - permitted for the first time at the Olympic Games next month - is being reflected in a courtroom in the US. The sportswear firm TYR has taken Speedo's parent company to court over what it alleges is an excessively close association between it, USA Swimming and the governing body's head coach, Mark Schubert. The case has been deferred until after the Olympics, when many potential witnesses are otherwise engaged.

No credit crunch at Bridge

As supporters across the country scrimp to fund their season tickets for next season, the credit crunch is clearly not biting among well-heeled Chelsea fans. Three months after the programme for the Premier League fixture against Manchester United carried an advert for a £4m property in the exclusive Kingston Hill area of London, there is more evidence of Chelsea's high-end target audience. The latest copy of the club magazine, sent out to Stamford Bridge season-ticket holders and members, dropped through letterboxes this week. It includes a full-page colour advertisement for the fine wine services of Lay & Wheeler, offering a case of 2005 Chateau Latour for a mere £10,000.

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