European football in danger, says La Liga boss

European football is in “danger” unless “state-owned” clubs such as Manchester City and Paris St-Germain can be controlled, the president of Spain’s top league says.

La Liga has filed a complaint to Uefa about what it believes to be Financial Fair Play breaches by the two clubs.

It believes they are effectively run by wealthy countries and circumvent rules designed to keep spending sustainable.

Sheikh Mansour

Both clubs have vigorously denied the complaints. Premier League winners Manchester City are majority-owned by Sheikh Mansour of the United Arab Emirates, while the Emir of Qatar owns French champions PSG.

“We’re doing it to defend the football eco-system in Europe,” said La Liga president Javier Tebas.

“We think European football is in danger. (We have) not been able to design a system to control the State-owned clubs.”

Emir of Qatar

He has strongly criticised PSG over the new multi-million pound contract they gave star striker Kylian Mbappe. — Online

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