UFFP, UEFA Financial Fair Play Act.

is a UEFA financial bill enacted in 2010 for teams participating in UEFA competitions.

The aim is to regulate the financial behaviour of clubs, control club deficits, and impose penalties on teams that violate the rules.

The core content of the UFFP is two: late fee regulations and balance of payments.

Late fees mean that teams participating in UEFA matches must not have a record of non-payment of payments, including match fines, player salaries, and agent fees.

In this regard, European football clubs are generally very conscious and generally do not violate the relevant policies as long as the finances allow.

So the real core of this bill is to "break even".

Breakeven: Calculate the relevant income and related expenses of the team, and the team's losses must not exceed 5 million euros per fiscal year.

A team participating in a UEFA competition must not break the "break-even" rule for three consecutive years, that is, the team must not lose more than €5 million for three consecutive years!

UEFA enforces this law very strictly, and many of Europe's most prestigious clubs have been heavily fined.

Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, for example, have both been fined €60 million for violating financial fair play, while teams have been asked to reduce wages and limit the maximum amount of a single transaction. In addition, in the 2015 season, both teams shrunk the number of Champions League entries from 25 to 21.

This year, the club has just been fined 3 million euros and deducted 15% of the European prize money for the next two seasons for violating this policy, and the number of European registrations has been reduced to 23.

The Chinese capital behind Maritimo was acquired two years ago, and although the performance is not good, the investment on the books is not small. For example, the introduction of Vukovic cost a record 13 million euros, so the team has fallen into serious losses for two consecutive years.

Ferres complained: "If you lose money again this year, then as long as the team participates in European competitions, you will be audited for consecutive losses, and then face heavy penalties, can you afford to take that responsibility? ”

Gao Yuan scolded in his heart: Damn, it's not bad if you don't relegate, and you still participate in the European war, you are really a toad yawning, how dare you open this stinky mouth!

However, slander is slander, and Gao Yuan came to Maritimo, not to relegate, but to make a name for himself in the European competition!

So, the Fiscal Fair Play Act is also something he has to consider.

'Why do I say that my changes to the first team will affect the club's plans?' Gao Yuan asked unhurriedly.

'There are a lot of players in the first team and I was going to trade them away, but now you've moved them to the reserves. Can a reserve player be worth as much as a first-team player? And clubs with purchase intentions will definitely not be interested anymore when they see that their favorite players have been adjusted to the reserve team! So, they're all smashed in their hands, you know? If you can't sell people, where will the income come from? If that's the case, don't think about the remaining €6 million transfer fee! ”

Ferres has some truth in saying that the income stipulated in the Financial Fair Play Act includes broadcast income, sponsorship fees, player transfer income and financial benefits, but direct capital injection by investors into the club cannot be counted as club income. Moreover, a club with a poor record like Maritimo has no sponsorship, and its broadcast income is even smaller, so it seems that it can only make money by selling people.

But in fact, Ferres is not telling the truth. As a professional manager of a long-established European club, he actually has a lot of workarounds to make up for his losses.

For example, although the investor's direct capital injection does not count, he can find a third-party company to inject the investor's capital into the company first, and then increase the income in the name of sponsorship, which is what the Qatari consortium behind Grand Paris has done;

Or you can buy out the player's personal transfer fee, for example, Neymar's transfer fee is worth more than 200 million euros, but Paris Saint-Germain has not been punished, because on paper, this money is paid by Neymar himself, of course, everyone knows that this money will definitely be reimbursed by the club through endorsement fees, image ambassador fees, and various sponsorship fees. But UEFA can only stare dryly, and there is nothing they can do about the other party.

Ferres is making things difficult and lofty, deliberately making the problem more serious, so that this Chinese boy who has never seen the world is afraid of peeing his pants, and by the way, if he can pinch him to death on the transfer fee, it is also a very happy thing!

But Ferres was clearly underestimating the young man in front of him.

Gao Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "You mean, because of my adjustment to the first team, you can't stop the loss?" ”

"Yes, that's it!" Ferres said with a straight face.

"Hehe, you can't do this little thing, you, the general manager, are not very competent! If I can't do it, I can suggest to my boss and let someone who can solve the problem do it! Gao Yuan sneered.

"You... Hmph, you don't understand anything at all! It's a very complex problem, do you think anyone can do it? You caused this, see if the boss will blame you or me? ”

Ferres is not worried, he thinks that at the Maritimo club, no one but himself can handle this problem.

"No one can do it? Haha, you're so ridiculous! There is a saying in China, it is called to seek its own government in its position! The reason why others don't solve these problems is because they are not in your position, and it does not mean that they are not capable of it! Do you understand? Leave this little problem to me, and I'll be able to solve it for you soon! ”

Ferres laughed angrily, this Chinese kid is really ashamed, he dares to say this kind of thing! Not to mention that you are a young man from the football desert China, who has not yet grown up, or a veteran footballer who has been immersed in the European football system for a long time, how many people can handle the Financial Fair Play Act?

Without decades of connections and experience in European professional football, it's not easy to get these troubles done!

"Are you Chinese so fond of bragging? Ha ha! It is said that Orientals have no sense of humor, but I think you are really good at joking! Ferres thought in his heart that Gao Yuan was bragging about it.

"You don't believe it? Then let's discuss! You leave the transfer to me, and before the season starts, I'll absolutely smooth out the deficit and turn the year's accounts into a profit! Gao Yuan said.

Ferres laughed with a stunned look on his face, what did he mean? Is it an opportunity to snatch the right to transfer players? I am not stupid, how could I agree to such a request from him!

"Alright, I don't have time to play with you! You don't understand the rules of the game in European football, don't be embarrassed here! Ferres said coldly.

Gao Yuan smiled slightly, he knew that in order to get the fish to take the bait, he had to throw enough bait.

"Okay, let's make a bet. Now there is less than a month before the start of the league, I am in charge of the transfer operation, I am in charge of the recruitment and sales, you don't have to do anything, just sign and seal me. The day before the league starts, I promise that the team's accounts are in surplus, and if I do, the trouble I cause will not be a problem, and if I can't do it, then I will quit and get out of the way, okay? ”

Ferres was taken aback by Takato's words. He didn't know where Gao Yuan's confidence came from, an Oriental who had never been exposed to European football, was confident that he could turn around the club's financial deficit through transfer income. And he also said the cruel words of resignation if he couldn't do it.

However, Ferres was also cunning, and with a roll of his eyes, he vetoed Gao Yuan's proposal.

"Hehe, who would admit such a bet? If you can't, there's no way to force you to keep your promises. Besides, if you resign close to the start of the game, what good will it do me and the team? ”

"In this way, our gambling contract can be made public, and through Chen Wenbin, we will feedback the content of the gambling contract to the boss. Since there is hope for a turnaround, I don't think he will refuse.

If you don't think it's safe, you can release the content of our bet through the media, so that the fans know that if I can't do it, I don't need you to catch up, and the fans will scold me away!

As for the manager, you can look for someone you trust in advance, once I resign, the club will not have time to look at other people, and then you can naturally recommend your own people. That way, your voice in the club will be further expanded. If you think about it, it will do you no good and no harm in doing so! ”

Gao Yuan was like peeling an orange, peeling away the stakes layer by layer for Ferres, so that he could see the huge benefits hidden inside.

Ferres was silent, but he could tell that he was seriously calculating. After a long time, he asked:

"What's in it for you?"

"It's no good, since you said I made a mistake, then I'll make up for it! Also, I won't be held back by you in the transfer market, so it's easy for me to do my job. Gao Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently.

"Hmph, it's not as simple as you say, you want to take the opportunity to grab personnel rights and management rights, and you want to be a footballmanager! You conspirator! ”

Ferres hit the nail on the head when he pointed out that Takato wasn't a good bird either.

Gao Yuan said indifferently: "A Chinese writer once said that children only distinguish between right and wrong, and adults only talk about the pros and cons. ”

Ferres was silent again, and after a moment he added:

"It's not enough to just turn a profit, because the UFFP looks at the profit and loss of the whole fiscal year, so before the start of the league, when we calculate the profit and loss, we have to deduct all the player salaries and foreseeable expenses for the whole season, and then see if there is a surplus."

Gao Yuan shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "Well, I found that you are a good manager because you know how to be budget-conscious!" ”

As Gao Yuan expected, the bet was stabbed to the boss Jiang Jianzhang through Chen Wenbin.

The boss did not object, but gave a non-salty instruction: "Pay attention to proportion!" ”

Gao Yuan had known for a long time that this would be the result. The Chinese capital led by Jiang Jianzhang does not really care about Maritimo's life and death, they are just grabbing benefits through this club. If you can really turn losses into profits, it is naturally a good thing; If you can't do it, it won't be worse, so it's a good show.

Moreover, Chen Wenbin will definitely add fuel to the fire and put some "slander" in the ears of the boss. Because as one of the forces in the club's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he is happy to see the other two factions fight to the death, and it is best for the two of them to lose and get out of the way, so he is the happiest.

With the tacit approval of his boss, the news was quickly poked to the media by Ferres.

Of course, Ferres will not directly admit to "betting", but will speak out in the column of "Aboie" through his mouthpiece, Duncan Canses.

Duncan Canses, who was rewarded with a piece of gum on his head, certainly would not miss any opportunity to verbally criticize his enemies.

"The club made the wrong decision this summer to put a young Chinese man from the football desert at the helm of the Portuguese Super League ship Maritimo.

This young man didn't have any experience in professional football, didn't do in-depth theoretical research, and didn't even have a pro-level coaching certificate!

And what he did in the team also proved that he was just a bombastic bastard.

At the media conference, he humiliated a respected senior media person with more than 20 years of experience in an extremely rude and unreasonable way!

After that, he reshuffled the club's first team very arbitrarily.

You know, he sent 13 good players at once! caused a lot of complaints within the team, and everyone was uneasy. Everyone wonders if this dictator from the East will one day stick a butcher's knife to his neck on a whim!

And now, we know that this crazy Chinese, who wants to be dissatisfied, has set his sights on the club's right to recruit and operate.

According to my insiders, Gao Yuan used fraudulent means to package tickets to the Chinese capital behind the club, and he wanted to alleviate the club's financial deficit and turn the accounts into a profit before the start of the season.

If he can't do it, he resigns!

We all know that this is impossible, not only does he not have any transfer experience in European football, but I am afraid he can't even read the financial statements! Who does he think he is? Is it Ferguson, Arsene Wenger? He's just a football coach who doesn't really think he's a footballmanager?

So why did he make such bold statements? It is clear that he is greedily focused on the management of the club, and he is using fraud to gain the power he has been longing for, even at the expense of the club!

I have to say that poor Maritimo has become a puppet manipulated by the Chinese, and although Albert Ferres argues, he still can't change the complicity of the Chinese management, and the club actually agreed to Gao Yuan's absurd request very incredible!

Now that the club has made a ridiculous decision, it will be interesting to see where the Maritimo Portuguese Super League ship will go under the control of this crazy trader.

However, there is at least one thing that we can hope for. That is, before Gao Yuan grabbed power by unscrupulous means, he even did not hesitate to boast about Haikou, who would resign if he couldn't do it.

Let's just sit on the sidelines and wait quietly to see if he will fulfill his promise!

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