The introduction of Financial Fair Play (FFP) by the Premier Soccer League (PSL), adapted to South African conditions, could benefit small clubs’ progression to better structures as much as it might limit bigger teams’ acquisition of players in an ...
Jabu Mahlangu’s Twitter rant this week that Mamelodi Sundowns are “destroying South African football” reignited the debate over whether FFP is needed in the PSL. The Brazilians are cruising to a sixth consecutive DStv Premiership title with a 16-point lead just past the halfway mark, raising legitimate questions over the competitiveness of the PSL.
The accusation against Downs is they don’t just buy the top players they need, but sometimes those they don’t just to keep them from rivals. The Brazilians respond that they need to keep strengthening their squad in their quest to add to their 2016 Caf Champions League title. Critics of their opponents say FFP would not be necessary if big three rivals Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates simply spent more of their large budgets and all clubs in SA were run better.FFP was implemented in Europe in 2011 in response to more than 50% of the continent’s clubs being in debt, some alarmingly, to reel in spending and the salary and signing-on fee explosion and prevent instability caused by clubs imploding.
Contrary to the belief of many, squad sizes are not limited, but reducing squad size in European competitions the Uefa Champions League and Europa League can be a sanction against transgressors, along with monetary fines or complete expulsion. In 2022 Uefa introduced an overhaul of FFP, and some rules aimed to address how much can be spent on a squad. Limits were relaxed on how much debt clubs can accumulate, allowing losses of
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