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DO WHAT?!! Players' Union says PSG, Man City punishments too harsh!

The players' union is AGAINST squad limits for Manchester City and PSG for next season's Champions League.

FIFPro Europe President Bobby Barnes hopes UEFA can avoid cutting player quotas for Manchester City and PSG as the sports governing body tries to agree sanctions for overspending.

A UEFA panel's sanctions for overspending include cutting senior player quotas for Man City and PSG to 21 from 25 in next season's competition.

That is intended to force clubs to promote home-trained young talent instead of relying so much on expensively bought players. Some elite players could be left ineligible to play in UEFA competitions.

"The last thing we want is for players to miss the Champions League," Barnes said on Saturday, calling for "maybe a staged or phased version of the punishment."

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