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Mr Heaton-Harris, I do not wish to interfere in the affairs of the UK. I think that because the UK football authorities are autonomous and because this autonomy has been fully acknowledged, they should deal with this matter. The Commission’s opinion is that this should be dealt with in a transparent fashion and that all parties such as rich clubs, less wealthy clubs, prominent, young and average players, should all be involved in the discussions. I certainly hope that transparency and democracy come into play.
To come to the issue of training costs, we consider this issue to be quite straightforward. These costs cannot be excessive otherwise they would constitute a barrier to free movement and they would clearly be in total contradiction of the Bosman judgment. That is why a ceiling will be imposed on the costs. My second point, which reiterates what I said in my introductory speech, is we believe that solidarity is an extremely important factor. Training costs and the solidarity funds, therefore, must be cascaded downwards, precisely in order to protect the smaller clubs. I made this point very clear and it is also part of the Nice Declaration. With sport, we have a social responsibility, particularly towards the majority at the bottom of the hierarchy.
Madam President, I believe that this agreement has enabled us to do two things. We have been able to support the majority at the bottom of the hierarchy, as well as those at the top. We took a gamble, which was not easy, but we hope that this great achievement will work out just as well in practice, which will be the next test."@en1
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