Currency Converter    SBD Global/September 26,
2012/International Football  Platini, UEFA Proving Their Quest
For Financial Stability Is More Than Words  UEFA President
Michel Platini's tenure will "probably be defined by his
Financial Fair Play legacy," according to Graham Ruthven of the
N.Y. TIMES. Platini said, “We are never going back on this. We
wanted to revolutionize European football when we first
introduced this idea.” Since Platini's defiant rally three weeks
ago, UEFA has "finally started to show there is more to their
drive for financial sustainability" in European football than
words. Twenty-three clubs have had their prize money from last
season’s European competitions withheld "until they can explain
why they have failed to fulfill their financial
responsibilities." In simple terms, FFP "limits the number of
year-on-year losses a club can sustain." The idea is to force
European football into "a self-sustaining business model, both
on and off the field." It seems those likely to fall afoul of FF