And if we did, would they knuckle under as easily as they did in the past?

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It depends upon whether they decide to knuckle under to a recent court ruling or whether they want to continue to ignore the fines they owe.

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In this set of negotiations much is being made of the fact that should Google not knuckle under then the Commission has the ability to fine Google up to 10% of global turnover.

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"Steven's under contract so what he needs to do is come back here, knuckle down and go and enjoy himself and score goals, " he said.

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