
City's sponsorship solution? —
Manchester City's massive sponsorship deal with Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has come under scrutiny due to UEFA's Financial Fair Play guidelines.

Cash-rich champions —
The champagne and the revenues continue to flow for English Premier League champions Manchester United, one of the highest-earning clubs in world football.

President's pledge —
UEFA president Michel Platini has staked his reputation on the successful implementation of Financial Fair Play in European football.

Russian roulette? —
Billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has poured hundreds of millions of pounds into Chelsea since 2004, but the English club must now balance their books under FFP.

Serie A sides struggling —
Italian giants Inter and AC Milan, both funded by wealthy benefactors, have work to do if they are to meet the requirements of FFP by the 2014 deadline.

A sign of the FFP times —
Barcelona's midfield star Andres Iniesta wears a shirt bearing the name of sponsor the Qatar Foundation. Spain's European champions had, until late 2010, never allowed such kit endorsement.