Football clubs ‘ignore’ cost constraints

Uefa expect total transfer spending across Europe in professional football to be slightly down in 2011 on previous years, at about €1.9bn, compared with €2.2bn in each of the previous three seasons.

ESO: Background information: Uefa imposes strict rules on European clubs http://www.europeansources.info/record/uefa-imposes-strict-rules-on-european-clubs/

Website: European Club Association http://www.ecaeurope.com/

UEFA: Financial Fair Play http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/protectingthegame/financialfairplay/index.html

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