Yes but I just can't see it happening.
They can make it work in the US, because it's all the one country,
Works in Rugby Union but I appreciate the situation is rather different and taxa and exchange rates would make a huge difference (e.g. AS Monaco with no income tax could effectively pay players more).
Which also has a salary cap but admittedly twice as much as UK so I can understand why the players in demand are moving.How does it work in Rugby Union? Everyone is fucking off to France...
Which also has a salary cap but admittedly twice as much as UK so I can understand why the players in demand are moving.
If it's implimentet on a Fifa/Uefa level, the clubs wont have much choice.
Making it work for the bigger leagues isnt the issue imo - But as corfnofk so nicely pointed out
is that a cap for one league equals status quo for another - and enforcing procent based caps will again
favor the bigger leagues.
League One clubs can only spend 65% of their earnings on wages. It has made the league far more competitive. Look how close it is at the top.
If they could actually make it work at the higher levels I'd be well up for it.
Would mean nothing. Man U earn a factor of 10 more than Swansea in a season so could still spend 10x the amount on wages. And Man City will still get "West Stand Toilet Roll" sponsorship deals for £20m a season to get round it.League One clubs can only spend 65% of their earnings on wages. It has made the league far more competitive. Look how close it is at the top.
If they could actually make it work at the higher levels I'd be well up for it.
FIFA and UEFA aren't allowed to implement it at that level - its against the law in lots of places and as others have pointed out, what would you do about different tax regimes?
Olgaline said:Think bigger!
The national leagues - National law makers - EU - Greater assosiations like Fifa & Uefa.
If you can achive a collective will. It can be achived - thats really not my question though.
The question is:
In your opinion, should it ?
No, "thinking bigger" doesn't get you anywhere because the EU can't enforce collective wage ceilings either, and you still have the tax problem..
get it ?if there is a collective will to change it "on all levels" it can be!
Ch3tan said:No, because you can't penalise one profession with different laws. If the football clubs don't want to spend all their profits on wages then they shouldn't..simple.
If the football clubs don't want to spend all their profits on wages then they shouldn't..simple.
Although they've proved they can with the bankers bonuses being limited to 1 (or 2) x salary.
As for part two, I fail to see what promotion and relgations have to do with salary caps.
...American-style model...*snip*...Without a salary cap...easily end up with a sterile model...couple of teams...buy up all the best players
It's an interesting perspective
But I really, really dont see the basis for using promotion and relegation as a basis for arguing against the use of salary caps.
By your argument, you also then must propose that the European leagues arent facing any problems with unbalanced leagues - due to said arguments against the idea of salary caps
So in your opinion, this isnt already happening in most of the major leagues in Europe ?
Oookay then.... ..