Remarkable job to stay under the cap

SHOCK horror! UEFA suspect Manchester City FC have been contraventing their rules on the amount they spend on players’ salaries.
The shock is…is anyone with half a brain remotely surprised or, sadly, care?
For Man City in soccer read Saracens in Premiership rugby. Who is fooling who?
Last season I counted 41 members of the Saracens’ senior playing squad. This season it has expanded to 44.
With an official salary cap of just £7m plus one ‘marquee’ player how can this privately owned club stay within the restrictions with players such as Liam Williams (rep...

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