Premier League clubs vote for new salary cap rules in bid to curb spending

Premier League clubs have voted in principle to introduce a spending cap in an effort to curb escalating transfer fees and wages across the competition. 

After exploring a number of methods to limit spending among its 20 teams, the issue was debated in a Premier League meeting today, with an agreement reached in principle that will anchor spending to the television earnings of the bottom club. 

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