This chapter delves into the impact of financial fair play regulations on football clubs in Europe, comparing the practices in Bundesliga and La Liga. It examines fan influence, challenges in player affordability, and the financial struggles of clubs like Barcelona against the backdrop of strategic investments by teams such as Real Madrid.
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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