Platini wants UCL exclusion for clubs in debt

    Thursday, June 26, 2008

    UEFA president Michel Platini has warned that the governing body are going to 'fight very seriously' to restrict entry into the Champions League and UEFA Cup by clubs that are in debt. Platini again expressed his concern at the amount of rising debt even the top clubs are getting into. The two-time World Player of the year claimed that in future UEFA would come down hard on clubs that owed hefty sums - a decision that could have seen European champions Manchester United and final opponents Che ...

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