Salary cap for ČMFS?
Sorry so late on this one; here’s a good story by František Bouc of the Prague Post on the would-be salary cap about to be twisted onto the ČMFS.
An excerpt:
In a move to counter the rising salary demands coming from the league’s players, the Czech Football Association (ČMFS) is considering the introduction of salary caps on the country’s professional clubs. Such caps would significantly increase the leverage club owners have over their players, meaning more and more stars like Hodúr will fall short in salary negotiations.
“We’d like to have [a salary cap] in force by next season,” said Jaroslav Vacek, ČMFS vice chairman for economics.
According to Vacek, a salary cap would bring financial stability to Czech soccer, which has seen tumultuous times of late. In 2005, the league stripped several professional clubs of their licenses for financial defaults. Even the league’s richest clubs, such as Slavia Praha, have owed players money in salaries or bonuses. …
The full story runs here.
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