US EditionChelsea Given Huge Fine for Breach of Financial Rules
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 4 – Chelsea and Aston Villa face fines totaling nearly £38.5 million and possible player registration restrictions after breaching UEFA's 80% squad cost ratio and football earnings rules.
- Early in July, UEFA fined Chelsea €31m and Aston Villa €11m for breaching financial rules.
- After overspending on wages and transfers, UEFA fined Chelsea and Aston Villa for breaching the 80% spending limit of revenue, violating the football earnings and squad cost ratio rules.
- UEFA's Club Financial Control Body announced on July 4 that Chelsea and Aston Villa accepted responsibility for breaches, resulting in fines of €31 million and €11 million respectively for violating financial rules.
- Following the fines, Chelsea and Aston Villa face restrictions on registering new UEFA competition players unless they maintain a positive transfer balance for 2025/26.
- Beyond this season, clubs will operate under UEFA's financial supervision with annual targets, risking exclusion from European competitions if they fail to meet conditional measures.
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Chelsea hit with staggering £78.5m fine after breaking FFP rules amid loophole fallout
Chelsea have been hit with a £78.5m fine after being found guilty of breaching UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules - the Premier League club were also punished by the governing body for the same offence in January
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