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[00:00.00]Spanish MPs have complained the record transfer fee
[00:03.72]that Real Madrid football club is paying
[00:06.15]for the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.
[00:09.00]A left-wing party urged the government
[00:10.68]to limit footballers' salaries
[00:12.40]and make Real settle its debts to the state
[00:15.20]before buying new players.
[00:16.97]Danny Wood reports from Madrid.
[00:18.49]
[00:19.04]The majority of Spanish parliamentarians
[00:21.12]don't approve of multi-million dollar deals
[00:23.31]for star footballers like Cristiano Ronald.
[00:26.07]The parliamentary debate concerned a proposition
[00:28.10]from Catalan left-wing parties
[00:29.77]to limit the amount football clubs can pay for players.
[00:32.96]Parliamentarians expressed disfavour
[00:35.10]of Real Madrid's record multi-million dollar player payments,
[00:38.35]but were not prepared to support legislation
[00:40.47]to limit those large sums.
[00:42.46]A government spokesperson argued
[00:43.94]that legal, private business transactions
[00:45.82]are not its responsibility.
[00:48.46]World news from the BBC.
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