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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.
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sport.de broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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