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can't see this posted anywhere else:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27445475

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Manchester City have been fined £49m, £32m of which is suspended, and can only name a 21-man Champions League squad next season after failing Uefa financial fair play rules.

Another sanction means City can only spend £49m on players this summer, as well as any transfer fees they receive.

And their wage bill for 2014-15 must stay the same as this season.

Paris St-Germain, one of eight other teams to breach the rules, have been handed a similar fine and cap as City.

A City statement said that they only fielded 21 players in the Champions League this season, were not planning to spend a net amount of more than £49m on players this summer and expected their wage bill to be lower next season anyway.

"At the heart of discussions is a fundamental disagreement between the club's and Uefa's respective interpretations of the FFP regulations on players purchased before 2010," it read.

"The club believes it has complied with the FFP regulations on this and all other matters.

"In normal circumstances, the club would wish to pursue its case and present its position through every avenue of recourse. However, our decision to do so must be balanced against the practical realities for our fans, for our partners and in the interests of the commercial operations of the club."

The statement added that the club expected to be operating without sanction or restriction at the beginning of the 2015-16 season.

Clubs who breached the rules had to reach a deal with Uefa, which City have done, or else take it to an adjudicatory panel in June.

The other clubs guilty of breaking the rules were Russian sides Zenit St Petersburg, Rubin Kazan and Anzhi Makhachkala, Turkish clubs Galatasaray, Bursaspor and Trabzonspor and Bulgarian club Levski Sofia.

City posted combined losses of almost £149m for the past two seasons - £97m in 2012 and £51.6m in 2013.

Uefa introduced FFP because it fears many clubs are risking their futures by spending beyond their means, while Uefa president Michel Platini also believes the big spending of some clubs is ruining the game.

PSG's failure to adhere to FFP is understood to stem from the club's controversial contract with the Qatar Tourism Authority.

The contract is said to have been ruled as valid by Uefa but the overall value of the deal - worth up to £165m per year - has been deemed excessive.

PSG are also understood to have argued with Uefa that French income tax levels in France made complying with FFP more difficult.

Sources close to the club say that, over a three-year period, they will pay £163.9m more in wages than an equivalent club based in Germany because of taxation.

Uefa ultimately rejected the club's argument that they have to pay higher gross salaries to attract and keep their star players.

Good to see Giggs staying on

A proper manager at last. Thank goodness.

Shame to see Giggs retiring. What a legend. Makes for quite a duo to attract players.

Looking forward to Van Gaal flopping harder than Moyes

now now, he might even get united up to fifth

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Originally Posted by Ryan57 (Post 6855341)

A proper manager at last. Thank goodness.

Shame to see Giggs retiring. What a legend. Makes for quite a duo to attract players.

Agreed! Starting with Luke Shaw:). I'm hoping we keep Patrice Evra tbh.

Giggsy is unreal, but excited to see him in his new role. I will always be grateful for that goal vs Arsenal.

Gerard Deulofeu has gone back to Barcelona, blow to Everton's hopes on having him back on loan.

Yaya Toure considering leaving City because they didn't wish him a Happy Birthday :umm2:

Even though this video at 2.40 shows him being given a big cake

Youtube video

I think it's safe to say it's a load of bollocks and his agent is a WUM.

Only a few months ago he had to diffuse rumours saying he loved us.

He is 31 though now though so if somebody wants to give us 40m for him, then maybe :whistle:

Unimaginably rich guy moans to get himself even more money, shocker.

What a ****ing baby

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Yaya Toure's agent says Manchester City's attempt to mark the midfielder's birthday with a tweet was "a joke".
City gave Toure a birthday cake as they flew to Abu Dhabi and tweeted their congratulations after he turned 31.

But Dimitri Seluk says Toure is "very upset" that the club's owners failed to acknowledge him personally and says he may leave over their lack of respect.
"None of them shook his hand on his birthday. It's really sick you know," Seluk told BBC Sport.

However, City feel there is no need to be alarmed by Seluk's claims.

Seluk says Toure did not expect a present after turning 31 on 13 May but was unhappy at being ignored by the club's wealthy owners when the squad arrived in the United Arab Emirates last week to celebrate their Premier League title triumph.

"He got a cake but when it was Roberto Carlos's birthday, the president of Anzhi gave him a Bugatti," Seluk added.

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Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 6855554)

Yikes

Out of the frying pan...

It just seems too embarrassing of a story for it to be true.

And our owners/chairman are incredible, so his agent can get to **** tbh.

****ing crying, I love him. :joker:

Sam definitely staying it seems, least its the devil we know I suppose

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West Ham United can confirm that manager Sam Allardyce will lead the Club into the 2014/15 Barclays Premier League season after constructive talks with the Club's Board.

The Board and Allardyce have held lengthy and detailed discussions on the Club's direction, values and philosophy and a positive way forward for next season has been agreed.

After listening to feedback from supporters, the Board have insisted on improvements to the set-up of the playing and backroom staff to ensure the team provides more entertainment next season.

The manager has agreed to recruit a new attacking coach to complement the existing coaching set-up as well as an overhaul of the Club's scouting and recruitment operation that will see the Board have a greater involvement in the players who are signed, as the Board will once again be investing considerable funds into the Club this summer. The Club have made clear that they want to see progression on the pitch and at least a top-ten finish as a result.

West Ham United Joint-Chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold said: "We have a very clear vision of how we want West Ham United to operate under our joint ownership. Although not everybody understands the West Ham Way, we do and we respect it as we have been supporters all our lives. We believe this is about a philosophy that is not just about the style of play, but the whole ethos that surrounds the Club.

"Sam was asked to give us a detailed presentation on his vision for next season and during this he assured us that he can deliver that ethos to West Ham United and we have agreed to support him with the resources that he needs. We have mapped out a way forward with him that will ensure our much-deserving fans have more to cheer about next season.

"We should also stress, though, that while improvements do need to be made, Sam deserves credit for the job he has done thus far after securing promotion in his first year and two respectable Premier League finishes in the two years thereafter. We have also seen the likes of Mark Noble, James Tomkins and Winston Reid all make huge progress under his management, which in turn contributed to our impressive record of 14 clean sheets last season.

"The truly historic opportunity of a move to the Olympic Stadium in 2016 forms a major part of our five-year strategy to take this Club forward and, while we have a duty to make sure we stay in the Premier League, we also want to make sure the performances on the pitch will befit a team playing in such a world-renowned stadium.

"We are absolutely committed to taking West Ham United to new heights and we want to see the Club continue on an upward trajectory next season. The 2014/15 campaign is crucial to our future and we are confident that Sam has the passion, experience and determination to make sure it is a success."

West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce said: "I look forward to taking the Club forward and improving the squad for next season to try and achieve the plans we have set out in our very productive meeting last week."

Pretty ambitious stuff, not too unhappy to see him given the chance to come good on his word

Looks like the transfer budget is 80m. As I said any United fan that genuinely believed we would spend close to 200m was deluding themselves. We should get away with it though with no Europe anyway.

Going to miss Giggs. Won't be another like him :(

Won't get 3 top class players for that let alone 6 or 7

First signing sorted as they come in to do their medical..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BoFOFn9IEAAd8Nf.jpg

chevrolet looks absolutely awful on the leaked united kits

Amazing. Other teams will require 32% homegrown players. 5/21 is 24 so City have just received a huge benefit :joker: