Real Madrid and financial fair play

Given that they are €590m in debt how are Real Madrid able to offer record breaking transfer fees for Gareth Bale and get round Uefa financial fair play rules?   The answer, as we have argued for some time, is that the rules are really designed to enable existing top clubs to pull up the ladder behind them.

Given that they are €590m in debt how are Real Madrid able to offer record breaking transfer fees for Gareth Bale and get round Uefa financial fair play rules?   The answer, as we have argued for some time, is that the rules are really designed to enable existing top clubs to pull up the ladder behind them.