Is The Cost Of Suspension Too High?
Football clubs must remit a portion of a suspended player’s salary to the league. This is capped at between $200,000 and $500,000 per suspension.
This policy raises two questions. First, is it too onerous on football clubs. They already pay big salaries to their stars so paying extra could cause financial problems. If a club suspends a player and with-holds their salary during the suspension period then that suspended salary could be used to pay the fine.
Proponents of the current system claim the payer has been punished by the club and the fine is designed to hurt the club to ensure they maintain strict control of the players.
The second question is whether or not clubs will ‘overlook’ certain transgressions as a way to circumvent the paying of fines.
Either way, the paying of fines when you suspend a player must be of concern to all. What are your thoughts? Should the league levy fines in this manner and should the players salary be used to pay the fines? I would be interested to hear what you have to say on the topic.
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