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LONDON - Transfer spending is increasing globally as some countries recover from the economic downturn, a FIFA official said on Thursday, while questioning if clubs are hiding money from some player moves. The first half of 2013 saw $929 million of international player trading, 40 per cent more than the $664 million spent between January and June last year, and closer to the 2011 figure of $855 million. "Certainly the economic fortunes of certain countries are getting better, others are falling," Kimberly Morris, who oversees integrity at FIFAs transfer unit, told The Associated Press. "I think people are maybe feeling a bit more optimistic on the whole and that may be the reason there is an increase. There is certainly a clear increase." The costliest deal in the summer transfer window in Europe so far has seen Brazil forward Neymar join Barcelona from Santos for 57 million euros ($74 million). English clubs tend to be the biggest spenders, and the most expensive Premier League import this summer is currently Brazil midfielder Fernandinho, who was bought from Shakhtar Donetsk by Manchester City for 30 million pounds ($45 million). Registering cross-border deals with FIFAs Transfer Matching System has been mandatory since 2010 in a bid to curb money laundering and corrupt deals. The online system requires buying and selling clubs to input matching information, including payment schedules, before a transfer is approved. Speaking at a World Sports Law Report conference in London, Morris questioned why the $929 million this year has been generated by only 12 per cent of deals, with the rest appearing to be free moves. Morris highlighted how the "bulk of transfers dont generate the bulk of wealth." "As a lawyer and as a compliance person Im curious to know whether ... thats actually representative or whether theres a lot of money thats not being captured. Because 12 per cent and almost a billion dollars is a really interesting discrepancy." Morris is also concerned that some free transfers might be used to avoid taxes. "There is very interesting activity, particularly with Brazil-Uruguay and Argentina-Uruguay where payers are moving for free and then being loaned out, where the money resides in the tax haven of Uruguay," she said. "And thats something we are looking at and considering why it is happening." FIFA has shown it will sanction clubs which break its transfer rules, with Argentine club Independiente and Italian side Genoa fined this year. In a blocked deal for defender Julian Velazquez, Independiente tried to charge buying club Genoa for a document that should have been provided for free. Genoa was also fined 35,000 Swiss francs ($37,000) for failing to submit documents to FIFAs online process. 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SHANGHAI -- Hideki Matsuyama left the highlights to everyone else Saturday at the HSBC Champions.All he cared about was keeping the lead.In a third round that was dull by the standard Matsuyama had set for himself in making 19 birdies the opening two days at Sheshan International, the Japanese star picked up three of his birdies on the par 5s and rarely got out of position. Bogey-free for the first time all week, he was more than satisfied with a 4-under 68 to keep his three-shot lead going into the final round.The first two days, making lots of birdies, its a lot of fun, Matsuyama said. But today, when youre in a position to win, playing smart and making no bogeys was very satisfying for me.Even more satisfying was that only four players were within five shots of his lead.One of them was defending champion Russell Knox, who had far too much excitement in the middle of the back nine that kept his round together. Knox sandwiched birdies on a pair of tough par 4s around a par on one, the third-easiest hole on the course, the par-5 14th. He hit into the water and was headed for a bogey when he made a long putt that kept his momentum and sent him to a 68 to stay three shots behind.After hitting in the water on 14, to make a massive putt for par was huge, Knox said. Those little moments are what add up in a tournament. Could have been a lot worse.Daniel Berger was another shot behind after quite the adventure during his final hour.Berger ran off four straight birdies to get within two shots before taking bogey on the par-3 17th. Then he chose to go for the green on the par-5 closing hole, only to block it right into the water. He took his penalty drop, hit a full wedge into 5 feet and escaped with a par for a 67.Thats what its been like the last three days, Berger said about his scrambling. To make bogeys on the last two holes would not be nice going into tomorrow.Sunday might be no less daunting considering how Matsuyama has been playing -- not just this week, but all month.Matsuyama was at 17-under 199.Francesco Molinari, who won the HSBC Champions in 2010, shot a 68 and joined Bill Haas (70) at 12-under 204.Matsuyama finished fifth in the Tour Championship to cap off his most successful season on the PGA Tour, which includes his Phoenix Open playoff vicctory over Fowler at the start of the year.dddddddddddd Two weeks ago, he won the Japan Open, then flew to Malaysia and was runner-up to Justin Thomas in the CIMB Classic.Starting with his 10-birdie round of 66 to start the HSBC Champions, he has looked like the man to beat all week. No one got closer than two shots of Matsuyama in the third round, though the last hole was important to him. He hit a driver down the right side of the fairway, along the edge of the lake, and then powered a 3-wood from 248 yards over the corner of the water to about 25 feet.His eagle putt turned away at the end, leaving him a tap-in birdie that restored his lead to three shots.Rory McIlroy tried to make a run and pulled off what he called one of the best short-game shots of his career for an unlikely birdie on the par-5 eighth. After sailing his 3-wood well right of the fairway on a thin patch of muddy grass, McIlroy faced a 50-yard shot over a creek with the pin on that side of the green. He hit a hard, low shot into the bank and it popped onto the green about 15 feet away, and he made the putt.One of the best up-and-downs of my career, he said.That got him within four of the lead, but he began dropping too many shots to keep the momentum. McIlroy needed two late birdies to salvage a 37 on the back nine, and his 70 left him eight shots behind.The shot of the day came from Matt Kuchar, minus the reward.He made a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th, with a car perched behind the tee for whoever made an ace. Kuchar happened to read the fine print, however. Because the tee had been moved forward, there was a notice that the car would not be awarded Saturday because insurance only covered a tee shot of 200 yards.That was probably one of the saddest hole-in-ones Ive ever had, Kuchar said. He shot 68 and was eight behind.Matsuyama was quite happy to plod along with four birdies and no bogeys, and he wouldnt mind another day of that if it means becoming the first Japanese player to win a World Golf Championship.Everyone is so good. I know Im going to have to make some birdies, he said. But I think the key for tomorrows round will be not making any bogeys. ' ' '