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Arsène Wenger admits he used to plead for financial fair play rules but says ditching them is the only way Premier League clubs will be able to compete. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/AFP/Getty Images

Disillusioned Arsène Wenger Calls for End to FFP in Major U-Turn

by David Hynter | Sep 11, 2017 | Sports

Arsène Wenger has lost faith in one of his guiding principles and called for financial fair play to be scrapped. The Arsenal manager says clubs have found a way to bluff around Uefa’s regulations and it has effectively rendered them unenforceable. He feels that if the...

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A Union Jack flag flutters next to European Union flags ahead of a visit from Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Chances of Brexit Undermining Sterling’s Place in World FX Reserves

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 1, 2016 | World

As fluctuations in hard cash reserves at global central banks tend to be glacial, the hit to sterling from a potential ‘hard’ UK exit from Europe’s single market after more than 40 years could ultimately undermine the pound’s position in their...

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Iranian men queue at an ATM machine in Tehran on January 23, 2012. AFP Photo/Atta Kenare

Iran: Executive Payroll Scandal Brings Down Chief of Supervisory Board

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 18, 2016 | World

London-Reports on obscenely handsome salaries received by senior Iranian officials blasted through the community causing rage and eventually leading to the official resignation of the chief of the supervisory board, Mohamed Ibrahim Amin. The scandalous suit placed...