Financial Fair Play: Paris SG limited to five locally trained players out of 21 for European Cup

"Should a club be entitled to register a maximum number of 21 players on the A list, the minimum number of places exclusively reserved for 'locally trained players' shall be five instead of eight, of which a maximum of four shall be 'association-trained'," UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) said in a statement on 11/06/2014.

Paris SG (Ligue 1) are concerned due to the penalties they accepted for non-compliance of financial fair play, including a limit of 21 (instead of 25) for the number of players that can be used in the European Cup. They must therefore register at least five locally trained players, including at least one trained by the club in their A list for the 2014-15 season.

The limit of 21 (instead of 25) in the number of players that can be used in the European Cup is one of the measures in the agreement signed on 16/05/2014 by Paris SG and the investigatory chamber of the CFCB (Club Financial Control Body of UEFA), which is responsible for verifying UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules.

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