article_snippet: Homegrown players from club's development academies are also exempt as are a maximum of three designated players (DPs), usually stellar international names whose wages and transfer fees will be covered by club owners or sponsors.
article_snippet: Head coach of Sporting Kansas, Peter Vermes, highlighted these difficulties in comments carried by the Kansas City Star newspaper last year.
article_snippet: We're in a place where at times you can't compete with foreign clubs because of the kind of dynamics foreign clubs have in regards to finances.
article_snippet: foreign clubs don't," Vermes said.
article_snippet: Vermes describes the importance of placing an emphasis on attracting younger players with European passports.