In an exclusive interview for the Guardian, Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak
criticized Michel Platini's planned control of football club expenditure. He has a point.
Platini wants new financial rules by 2012. Under those guidelines, Clubs would spend within
their soccer-generated income.
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak has started a war of words with UEFA president
Michel Platini, criticizing the Frenchman for his apparent love for the "status quo."
al Mubarak's comments were sparked by UEFA's plan to set financial fair-play rules, meaning that
clubs will only be able to spend on transfers as much as they make through television revenue,
ticket sales, and commercial endeavours.
