Uefa President Michel Platini has once again launched a scathing attack on the Premier League for its continued willingness to allow foreign investors to takeover English clubs.
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Platini Launches Attack On Premier League...Again
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In a long line of attacks, the Frenchman has criticised various elements of the English game as he looks to stamp his authority in the European game.
With Manchester City joining the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa in being bought out, Platini has launched another broadside on the world's most lucrative league for its 'liberalism' when it comes to ownership.
"I am worried by this, of course," Platini told French newspaper Sud Ouest. "I am trying to alert the authorities but this is the liberalism of the English - what can we do?"
Platini went on to outline his plan to establish a European Board of Control and Management to mirrow France's DNCG, a body which regulates the financial side of professional football within the game.
"I am in the process of working to put in place a European DNCG. I have meetings lined up with experts to find out what paths we can take."
When asked whether the move is an attempt to introduce greater financial equality within the game, Platini said: "We would like that, but there will always be clubs a lot richer than others.
"And we can't fix the same rules for everyone simply because the tax system, or the centralisation of TV rights for example, aren't the same in France and in Spain. "These are national problems which I can't fight against."
