Thread: Football Talk 2006/2007 Season
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Old 20-09-2006, 11:44   #454
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Re: Football Talk 2006/2007 Season
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Originally Posted by TheDaddy View Post
[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I wonder what the scandal is about Arsenal making illegal payments to that Belgium club is all about then
that was never even looked into properly.. not a bung as such but David Dien payed the club several million pounds and effectively took ownership of the club.. they use the club so that they can put african players there for a few years to earn an EU passport and work permit and if they are good Arsenal then "buy" them

the thing was this was never even looked into properly.. owning more than one club is against FIFA rules but FIFA said the FA will have to look into this.. the FA did but only against THEIR own rules.. they said that as the belgium club didn't enter the FA Cup or premierleague then they hadn't broken FA rules and then it was washed under the carpet

i'm sure there are alot of dodgy deals going on here and stuff and i don't think anyone will ever get to the bottom of it.. as long as the game makes a fortune does anyone realy have any incentive to clean it up ?
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