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Originally Posted by The Hairdryer
This is stupid. Some people think that FIFA are sitting on billions of pounds. All of their profits go back into the national association and the rest is ploughed into the goal program and other programs to help grass roots football. You can download fully audited financial reports from their site if you don't believe me. If G-14 get their way, it will be football that suffer, taking this money away from countries means player development will suffer.
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Fifa Financial Report 2004 (Page 18)
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Fifa Revenues (2004)
Financial Income - 4 Mill (1%)
Event Related Income - 702 Mill (95%)
Other Income - 34 Mill (4%)
Fifa Expenses (2004)
Financial Expenses - 32 Mill (5%)
Event Related Expenses - 254 Mill (44%)
Other Operating Expenses - 155 Mill (27%)
Development-Related Expenses - 141 Mill (24%)
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So Fifa spend as much on its operating expenses - 27% (mostly salaries and other goodies) as they do on development - 24%.
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Originally Posted by The Hairdryer
In countries like France, money received from FIFA helps pay for the national academy where players like Thierry Henry and Patrick Vierra were developed. If it weren’t for the expert tutorage there they wouldn't be half the players they are today. Maybe FIFA and the French Football Association can claim compensation for the development of these players.
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The French FA can submit a bill if they think they are entitled to payment.
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Originally Posted by The Hairdryer
It's another case of the rich wanting to get richer and it will be the poor that suffer. You can kiss goodbye to grass roots football every where and International football.
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That's a bit melodramatic. Why should Charlroi have to pay for a player injured on international duty?
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Originally Posted by The Hairdryer
G14 is sinister organisation, and a leech on the institution of football and whoever thinks other wise it a gullible twat.
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I don't know why you think G-14 is the leech. Clearly Fifa take out more than they put in to football.