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"en.20041201.16.3-173"2
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Mr President, rather than begrudge the success of certain football clubs, we should try to emulate the very best and the most successful football clubs in the world and use that as our model to be followed by other clubs.
If this requires us to make changes to legislation or to national rules with regard to the support given to football clubs, then so be it. It really irritates me when I hear people complain that clubs like Real Madrid or Manchester United are using their financial power and muscle to the detriment of other clubs. In fact, as we can see, clubs that have spent less money on players than Manchester United or Real Madrid are now ahead of them in their national leagues and doing better than them in the European Champions league. What is really at the heart of this whole argument is what we put in place to ensure that local talent is given the best opportunity to prosper and grow within its own area.
More important than that – as the Bosman ruling has proved – is to ensure that those who have talent, natural ability and skill are not restricted and can utilise that ability and skill wherever it is most beneficial to them. In reality, the careers of football players are getting shorter and shorter, because of the professionalism and speed of the sport. Therefore they have to make the maximum use of those resources.
Commissioner, I would plead with you to look at the best model and follow that. Do not go with the lowest common denominator."@en1
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