The financial sanction isn't over the top given the nature of the infringement, but it's really quite significant when it comes to not being able to recruit players.

经济上的处罚并不能完全的弥补这次违约所带来的损失，不过处罚中禁止他们引进新球员的部分还是很有惩戒效果的。

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Unlike the rest of Europe, where governments collapsed under the euro crisis's burden, the French didn't sanction Sarkozy for his management of the financial crisis, which in fact many consider good.

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