Chelsea, Man City, West Ham and Leicester ESCAPE FFP punishments from UEFA
>
BREAKING NEWS: Chelsea, Man City, West Ham and Leicester ESCAPE Financial Fair Play punishments from UEFA – but are added to their watchlist – over ‘exceptional Covid deductions’
- UEFA has examined European club spending for compliance with FFP rules
- Body concluded settlement agreements with eight clubs for a total of €172M
<!–
<!–
<!–
<!–
<!–
<!–
Chelsea, Leicester, Man City and West Ham have avoided sanctions under UEFA financial fair play rules because of ‘exceptional COVID deductions and consideration of historical financial results’
However, the clubs have been warned that those exemptions do not apply this season and they will be ‘monitored closely in the upcoming period’.
UEFA have concluded settlement agreements with eight clubs who agreed to a total of €172 million in financial contributions
The governing body found that AC Milan, AS Monaco, AS Roma, Beşiktaş JK, Internazionale Milano, Juventus, Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain did not comply with the break-even requirement.
UEFA has been analysing the spending of European clubs for compliance with FFP rules
UEFA’s analysis covered the financial years 2018 to 2022, however, clubs were subject to emergency Covid measures during 2020 and 2021, when fans were largely banned from stadiums and TV deals were adjusted. As a result, clubs were given dispensations during these years.