Football Leaks: "The club has always acted in full compliance with the laws and regulations" (PSG)

"Paris Saint-Germain has always acted in full compliance with the laws and regulations enacted by sports institutions. The club has always strictly complied with all applicable laws and regulations and firmly denies the allegations published today by Mediapart," stated PSG on 02/11/2018.

The French news site Mediapart, and 14 other European media grouped within the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC), "back for the second season of Football Leaks", accused the Parisian club of having benefited from "a contract with the state-run Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) for the 'promotion of the image of Qatar'. Under the terms of the contract, the QTA was to give PSG €1.075bn over five years - an average of €215m per year. Our survey reveals that two audit firms commissioned by UEFA valued this contract at €123,000/year for one and €2.8m/year for the other. Between 77 and 1750 times less than the amount displayed."

"In 2014 UEFA confirmed that our contract with the Qatar Tourism Authority provided promotion and diffusion of the country. The principle of this contract is simple: today…