This chapter explores the financial fair play regulations in football, focusing on Real Madrid's $2 billion Benebau Stadium renovation and its implications on club finances. It contrasts La Liga's financial environment with other leagues, particularly examining ownership structures like the Bundesliga's '50-plus-one' rule and the complexities of football finance today.
Football clubs must work under a strict policy of Financial Fair Play - or FFP - but what does it mean? And how does it work?
With the summer transfer window now open, clubs are in business, buying and selling players. But football’s governing bodies are keeping a close eye on how much they spend.
We take a look at how top-flight clubs in the Spanish league, La Liga, are managing the financial constraints.
(Image: Real Madrid unveils new signing, Kylian Mbappe, at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Spain, in July 2024. Credit: Getty Images)
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