The effect of exclusion of competition is absolute and obvious.

其排斥竞争的效果是绝对的和显而易见的。

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The Premier League's new financial rules - which were brought in on Monday - are similar to Uefa's current licensing guidelines, but differ in that they are compulsory to clubs and punishment takes the form of sanctions as opposed to outright exclusion from competition.

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