In the latest outburst by UEFA, president Platini singled out Man Utd and Chelsea for using debt to finance success ‘at all costs’. Why no mention of clubs like Real Madrid who have used debt for years to buy players, remember how they managed to pay for David Beckham by incorporating large debt?

The worrying aspect is that the two clubs Platini singled out are owned by Jewish families, Man Utd with the Glaziers and Chelsea with Abramovich. Why did Michel name only these two clubs? Is there a touch of anti-semitism here? OK,  they were the ones who contested the Champions League final while Platini was pictured glowering from the stands, surrounded by a phalanx of UEFA top officials, a picture that resembled a mafia like family from the Godfather, but they only follow on from what has been the norm in Spain and Italy for years.

When top football bodies allow anti semitic comments from officials like Platini, whilst not even mentioning the corruption within UEFA which should be his gambit, they should remember it is an English game. The English invented football, which provides Platini’s livelihood, a little respect is due, not the constant hateful comments, don’t you think?

This article published by The Football and Politics Blog ©2008.