The only kind of salary caps we have in Europe is that Spanish football clubs aren't allowed to spend beyond their means. They used to risk going broke in order to buy the best players. This means that Real Madrid is still allowed to spend more than smaller clubs. Barcelona had difficulty staying within the budget during the transfer period that just closed.

In the Netherlands, Vitesse from Arnhem was excluded due to a history of shady owners and lenders. This week, an appeal judge allowed them to join the competition anyway, after 4 rounds had already been played without them, and their best players had left.