CFA gets tough on spending, discipline

Chinese Super League clubs are set to face even tighter financial restrictions, including a possible salary cap, as the country's soccer governing body ups the ante in its war on extravagant spending.

The new regulations were unveiled on Tuesday at a Chinese Football Association meeting in Shanghai, where tougher disciplinary measures were also announced for players ahead of the start of the CSL season this weekend.

In a bid to curb spiralling fees on imports, the CFA last year introduced a levy equal to foreign player transfer fees of 45 million yuan ($7 million) or more.