Comments on: ‘Taxing’ Choice leaves Wembley in the Cold http://cl.theoffside.com/champions-league/taxing-chioce-leaves-wembley-in-the-cold.html News from the European Champions League Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:26:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rob http://cl.theoffside.com/champions-league/taxing-chioce-leaves-wembley-in-the-cold.html#comment-6783 Rob Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:30:35 +0000 http://cl.theoffside.com/champions-league/taxing-chioce-leaves-wembley-in-the-cold.html#comment-6783 Ian ---> Spot on. Absolutely crazy greed. Jan ---> Yeah I don't understand it at all, maybe there are some kind of crazy different rules in one part of the country as the other? UEFA's only word on it is that its "Complicated". Well thanks. Ashley ----> Its just another way to make money I suppose. Its no wonder anytime an Englishman makes it big in something, they sod off out of the country (hello Lewis Hamilton) Ian —> Spot on. Absolutely crazy greed.

Jan —> Yeah I don’t understand it at all, maybe there are some kind of crazy different rules in one part of the country as the other? UEFA’s only word on it is that its “Complicated”. Well thanks.

Ashley —-> Its just another way to make money I suppose. Its no wonder anytime an Englishman makes it big in something, they sod off out of the country (hello Lewis Hamilton)

]]> By: Ashley http://cl.theoffside.com/champions-league/taxing-chioce-leaves-wembley-in-the-cold.html#comment-6782 Ashley Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:51:29 +0000 http://cl.theoffside.com/champions-league/taxing-chioce-leaves-wembley-in-the-cold.html#comment-6782 Why would they need to tax the players? Wouldn't the rental of the facility be paid for by UEFA, therefore not needing to be paid for by the players? This sounds a bit like theft to me, but hey I too die a little on the inside when the the word economy is pitched. Why would they need to tax the players? Wouldn’t the rental of the facility be paid for by UEFA, therefore not needing to be paid for by the players? This sounds a bit like theft to me, but hey I too die a little on the inside when the the word economy is pitched.

]]> By: Jan http://cl.theoffside.com/champions-league/taxing-chioce-leaves-wembley-in-the-cold.html#comment-6781 Jan Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:45:46 +0000 http://cl.theoffside.com/champions-league/taxing-chioce-leaves-wembley-in-the-cold.html#comment-6781 Well, I guess this is a law that also "accidentally" happens to apply to football and may very well make sense in other situations. I know that Germany missed out on several European finals over the past years because of tax issues. The government changed the laws recently and voila: Hamburg hosts the UEFA Cup final in 2010. Though, now that I think of it: this years UEFA Cup final is in Manchester so why didn't the UEFA have any tax issues in this case? Well, I guess this is a law that also “accidentally” happens to apply to football and may very well make sense in other situations. I know that Germany missed out on several European finals over the past years because of tax issues. The government changed the laws recently and voila: Hamburg hosts the UEFA Cup final in 2010.

Though, now that I think of it: this years UEFA Cup final is in Manchester so why didn’t the UEFA have any tax issues in this case?

]]> By: Ian http://cl.theoffside.com/champions-league/taxing-chioce-leaves-wembley-in-the-cold.html#comment-6780 Ian Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:40:28 +0000 http://cl.theoffside.com/champions-league/taxing-chioce-leaves-wembley-in-the-cold.html#comment-6780 Fantastic logic from the English government. If a CL final, without taxes, isn't enough of a financial benefit for Parliament to make an exception on the ridiculous tax rule, nothing will be. Way to give up a boatload of money by asking for two boatloads. Fantastic logic from the English government. If a CL final, without taxes, isn’t enough of a financial benefit for Parliament to make an exception on the ridiculous tax rule, nothing will be. Way to give up a boatload of money by asking for two boatloads.

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