financial doping

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The situation in which the owner of a sports club or franchise invests his or her own personal wealth into securing highly talented players to better their chances of success, rather than relying on the revenue the franchise is able to generate for itself.

Japanese Meaning

「フィナンシャル・ドーピング」とは、スポーツクラブやフランチャイズのオーナーが、クラブ自体の収益に頼るのではなく、自らの私的資産を投入して、優秀な選手を獲得し、チームの勝利への可能性を高めるための資金援助行為を意味します。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

多くのファンは、そのクラブがオーナーの私財を投じて有能な選手を獲得することに頼っていると非難し、フランチャイズ自身の収益に依存するのではなく私財で戦力を整えたと批判した。

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Sense（1）

"Wenger, who famously coined the phrase "financial doping" to refer to Chelsea’s previous bout of spending, said the £50million purchase of Fernando Torres and the £25million signing of David Luiz were highly significant."

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Sense（2）

The situation in which the owner of a sports club or franchise borrows heavily in order to contract and pay its personnel, thereby jeopardising its long-term financial future.

"Our report includes tough measures to improve the way the game is run and to combat 'financial doping' whereby short-term success can be bought at the expense of long-term financial stability."

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