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Javier Tebas: UEFA Must Do More to Limit Spending of 'State Clubs' Like Man City

La Liga President Javier Tebas has called on UEFA to do more to tackle the spending by "state clubs" like Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.

In 2009, UEFA introduced Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations in an attempt to regulate spending by some of the wealthiest teams in European football.

City, who were bought by the Abu Dhabi United Group a year before FFP was created, and PSG, who were taken over by Qatar Sports Investments in 2011, have been two of the highest spenders in the game since. Per The Totally Football Show (h/t Reuters, via the MailOnline), Tebas said these clubs have taken part in "financial doping":

"State clubs.