The new financial Fairplay rules UEFA will apply in the coming season. There was already a foretaste: after a small transfer scandal, UEFA excluded the Turkish Club Bursaspor of the Europe League. The international sports Tribunal decided however – the Turks must play.

In recent weeks, newspapers have written much about football. Of course, it was also EM - since the pages are filled with the big stars, the tops and flops. In the end, Spain has made history: A title hat-trick managed to achieved the highest score in a European Championship finals. The players have just shot away the crisis in the country. In addition to the blockbusters of football, there are also stories who managed during this hot phase not in the pages of newspapers, no more than a small message. One of these stories played out in Turkey. We are talking about great sarcasm, which may not easily be swept under the carpet. Football wrote in 2007, as the Turkish Club Bursaspor midfielder bought Collins Mbesuma; the transfer fee was ridiculous 375,000 euros. The Club could at that time but do not afford the players from Zambia. Bursaspor not paid the money and paid the debt until years later. Jump into 2011: Bursaspor writes in the black, is debt-free. Over the past four years were successful: first the champion, then the first participation in the Champions League followed in the year 2011 the Europe League. The debt and the unpaid transfer were forgotten – it was thought at least. The UEFA but debunked the Turkish audacity. Completely horrified about this uncouth behavior she punished the Association now hard: the bitter consequence was the exclusion of the Europe League in the 2012/13 season.

The CAS speaks justice

The Turkish Association did not accept this Edition: "it is impossible that we get such a penalty. We have paid the money with interest and are now debt free. How can an association that anyone owes more money, be punished? The judgment is a legal fiasco,"complained Bursaspor President Ibrahim Yazici. If you even take the finance as an example, there are just the Turkish League and the Turkish associations, who absolutely exemplary economies compared to Spain, Italy or England, and single and sell. Thus, the Turks submitted opposition and turned on June 8th at the International Court of arbitration for sport CAS (Court of arbitration for sport). Last week it delivered its verdict: in the next four years, Bursaspor is locked for a UEFA club competition, but only on probation. Only the fine five-fold of the CAS of 50,000 to 250,000 euros. In the coming season, Bursaspor may take part in the Europe League. This is a clear signal of the CAS on the UEFA: us does not come with such a small fish! UEFA is indignant. It accepted the decision, but obviously disappointed and surprised. Finally the verdict have nothing to do the oh-so-important financial Fair Play. Compliance with which was but according to UEFA of enormous importance. The bosses there are adamant that it is not right, if clubs would not pay off the private debts. The football and all leagues would have to match the rules established by the UEFA. These could be challenged not just by the CAS and questioned.


Fasting has considered the UEFA course completely right: If you buy a player, who must also pay - logical. But the Football League writes stories that wonderfully illustrate how the UEFA itself to a soap opera degenerates: it was once the most expensive footballers in the world, which rich was worth 94 million euros. 94 Million euros, which would - have Manchester United for him and got! Never before, there was so much talk to a player, and a such amount. FIFA boss Sepp Blatter felt the sum as justified - after all, Christiano Ronaldo is the Picasso of football. Ronaldo joined no not to any club, he moved to the Royal, to Real Madrid. The Club, Ronaldo is literally tailored to the soul. Single hook was at that time: the Club could not afford the superstar. So he borrowed money from a bank. Lender was the Bankia here. Now we know: even there, there was a catch, because the Bank could not afford this loan and borrowed money from the European Central Bank again. Strange but true: The monetary authorities were to the creditors of Ronaldo's. But this is not enough: six Primera División clubs owe the State together over 750 million euros. The bulk of expenditure of clubs is leveraged, the total debt is 3.5 billion euros according to insider guesses.

Is not wrong just wrong

The comedy goes even further. While the Spanish Government will not collect the taxes of the football sinner, Spain calls for help, in the form of international money donations. Otherwise, the Spanish League in the nu would be bankrupt and none of the clubs could pay back the money. In this respect, Spain is justified when football finally had a prestige project and you could not ask to ruin this. And the UEFA? It is all in order. She has nothing against the tax advantages of the Spanish clubs. Last month, she told the tax benefits did not infringe the desired level playing field.

It is fascinating to observe how different to UEFA rated right and wrong, how much courage against soccer giants such as Barcelona and Real Madrid just remained silent. Bursaspor is pilloried, it is almost obvious that the Association for the mistakes and scandals of other Turkish clubs with simply will be punished. It goes to Sippschaften, UEFA grabs all Turkish associations in a pot, checks for errors and punished. The UEFA as moral police travelling in Turkey. The alleged transfer scandal is but five years, because today much more exciting in the Turkish League is: betting scandals, bribery scandals - the Turkish Football League surpassing even with negative headlines. The Istanbul Club Fenerbahce, which finished second in the masters last year, this year was in their sights. The Club will have achieved especially with manipulated games this. Chinas was Fenerbahce President Aziz Yildirim. Yesterday he was sentenced: to six years and three months in prison. Fenerbahce also should be excluded from the next Champions League. The CAS decided again against the demands of the UEFA, it is played King class.

You cannot compare Bursaspor and Fenerbahce, just as you can compare Bursaspor and Real Madrid. The International Court has sent a clear message in the judgment of Bursaspor: Dear UEFA, some listen to us to pretend. Be brave and finally dare to indict the true problem children and taxpayers - Spain, Italy and England. In an emergency, Spain would rewrite history. However, the speech would be in this chapter not of heroes.