US Edition
Chelsea 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.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
31 Articles
31 Articles
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
·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources31
Leaning Left1Leaning Right3Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Center
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources are Center
60% Center
C 60%
R 30%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
