Fair Play

_receive_ fair-play; but no one ought to be left to imagine, therefore, that he _loves fair-play_. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)

And both are looking to Uefa's financial fair-play rules as a means of stemming the flow of cash from club balance sheets. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And in honor of that, and because I found myself singing his song again, and it worked, again, clicked that old sense of fair-play and justice that is a key and solid plank of the American platform, I resolve to rid myself of a phrase that denigrates some of us, and myself as speaker most of all. ❋ Vicky Shorr (2012)

The American dream can become a reality for anyone only if there's at least a minor amount of fair-play involved -- and that's simply a damn-near comical conceit these days. ❋ Chez Pazienza (2011)

In their bond prospectus released in January, United stated: "There is a risk that? increasing player salaries and transfer fees [and Uefa's] financial fair-play initiative could limit our ability to acquire or retain top players and, therefore, materially adversely affect the performance of our first team." ❋ Matt Scott (2010)

So much for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and other federal legislation that protects conscience, not to mention ordinary fair-play in picking grant recipients. ❋ Sister Mary Ann Walsh (2011)

Transfer-spending figures tell only part of the financial fair-play story, since the biggest factor affecting profitability or, more accurately, the lack of it is player wages. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The problem is that the club, wary of Uefa's impending financial fair-play rules, want to invest modestly while offloading several high earners, but Mancini hopes to indulge in one last splurgeAreas of changeA lot hinges on whether Carlos Tevez stays. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The club have to balance trying to put together a title-winning squad with meeting Uefa's fair-play regulations and an exodus of players will include Emmanuel Adebayor and Craig Bellamy once their loan spells with Madrid and Cardiff City have expired. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Yet as City attempt to demonstrate to Uefa that they will ultimately comply with the financial fair-play rules, they could never have gone through with an acquisition that would comfortably have amounted to £100m in transfer fees and wages. ❋ Matt Scott (2010)

Mancini has been told that City simply cannot afford another extensive spending programme at a time when their last annual financial figures revealed a £195m loss to increase the sense of a club struggling to fall into line with Uefa's financial fair-play rules. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But there are also noble chess warriors who believe in decency and fair-play. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2011)

Uefa's financial fair-play rules require that no club should make an aggregate loss of more than? ❋ Matt Scott (2010)

The European confederation's new financial fair-play regulations stipulate that this season and next, clubs participating in its competitions may not incur losses of more than €45m £40m. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Garry Cook, the club's chief executive, and Brian Marwood, the football administrator, are also on their way to the Middle East to meet the owner, Sheikh Mansour, and the chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, to discuss exactly how much can be spent at a time when they are increasingly aware of the financial fair-play regime Uefa is introducing. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Most Premier League clubs, besides United, are financially supported by owners, not drained by them, and Uefa's financial fair-play rules, beginning next season, are designed to ensure they live within their means. ❋ David Conn (2010)

That's a [great] [idea], fair play [to you] man. ❋ Danny Crinion (2005)

"You must be [pissed], [mate]." "I've had [a few], fair play." ❋ Coell (2006)

1. "[You wanna go] out tomorrow night?" 2. "[Na] can't mate" 1. " what u doing?" 2. " I got work" 1. "Fair play. How about Friday?" 2. "[Yh] thats cool" 1."alright calm. See u then" ❋ Flynn Garcia (2021)

"You must be [pissed], [mate]." "I've had [a few], fair play." ❋ Coell (2006)

[Andy Reid], you have lost [eight] kilos and worked extremely hard, [fair play to ya]!" ❋ Irish2017 (2017)

You [dont] [go to] Fair Play Missouri? oh, you're not [my brother]. ❋ Shit-Hole-Student (2011)

MAN: [I live] in [Westminster]. Where do you live? WOMAN: I live in Fair Play, SC. MAN: Man, I wish I [lived] there... ❋ X_gon'GiveItToYa (2014)

Frank: [Hell no], look Brian kissing that fat and [ugle] girl. What´s going on with him? [Xavier]: Well, it seems he is only going for the fair play trophy today ❋ Tommy Milffigger (2016)

I said the word "heck" and the Fair Play Alliance came after me. [HEIL] [FPA]! *[Nazi salute].* ❋ 0000101100101000010101011 (2019)

“[Andy Reid], you have lost [eight] kilos and worked extremely hard and that can only [be fair] play to ya!" ❋ The Soft Cat (2009)