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Chelsea Given Huge Fine for Breach of Financial Rules

  • UEFA fined Chelsea FC £31 million for breaching financial sustainability rules and may restrict their Champions League player registrations next season.
  • Chelsea and Aston Villa exceeded UEFA's 70% squad cost ratio limit by spending between 80% and 90% of their revenues in 2024, triggering sanctions.
  • Both clubs entered settlement agreements with UEFA covering the 2022/23 and 2023/24 financial years and agreed to comply with financial regulations under specified timelines.
  • Chelsea will pay a minimum fine of £31 million plus up to £60 million in conditional fees while Aston Villa faces an £11 million fine and a £15 million conditional penalty.
  • If Chelsea and Villa fail to meet UEFA's financial requirements by the 2028-29 and 2027-28 seasons respectively, they risk further fines and bans from UEFA club competitions.
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sport.de broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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