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Old 08-04-2017, 07:07 AM   #82
Addick
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Originally Posted by nik- View Post
A: how is borrowing from a bank the same as a country handing over a lump sum to a player to pay his buyout clause so it doesn't hit the club?

B: they just changed their TV contract rights last season.
A. They are both examples of financial doping.

B. Congratulations. If PSG take as long as La Liga did to end this unfair advantage, they'll stop getting the Qatari government to bankroll their player purchases in a decade or two.
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