The selling team finds itself with a lump sum of money in its bank account, which in turn, increases the price of any replacement player they plan to acquire. The fans line up to pay and watch the new boy fail miserably and crumble under high expectations. Well, he gently cashes in his generous commission and starts planning his move for next year. But in what seems to be an American way of thinking, salary ceilings might be a good long-term investment for soccer, especially if the sport comes to grow in popularity on this side of the Atlantic. In Sports Big league owners complain about huge losses and greedy players.
Players accuse owners of hiding money.
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