These regulations aim:
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to further promote and continuously improve the standard of all aspects of football in Europe and to give continued priority to the training and welfare of young players in every club;
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to promote participation in football and contribute to the development of women’s football;
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to ensure that clubs have an adequate level of management and organisation;
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to adapt clubs’ sporting infrastructure to provide players, spectators and media representatives with suitable, well-equipped and safe facilities;
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to protect the integrity and smooth running of the UEFA club competitions;
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to safeguard each club’s identity, history and legacy;
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to encourage cooperation between licensors and clubs and enable the development of benchmarking for clubs in financial, sporting, legal, social and environmental sustainability, personnel, administrative and infrastructure-related criteria throughout Europe;
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to embrace social and environmental sustainability in football;
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to promote a healthy relationship between clubs and supporters and increase accessibility in football.
Furthermore, these regulations aim to promote more discipline and rationality in club football finances and in particular:
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to improve the economic and financial sustainability of the clubs, increasing their transparency and credibility;
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to place the necessary importance on the protection of creditors;
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to promote better cost control;
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to encourage clubs to operate on the basis of their own revenues;
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to encourage responsible spending for the long-term benefit of football;
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to protect the long-term viability and sustainability of European club football.