9 European football clubs fined for breaching UEFA financial fair play rules

Michel Platini and UEFA have been very strict with the FFP fines

UEFA swung into action with their Financial Fair Play(FFP) regulations to discipline football clubs. A total of 9 clubs across Europe were fined for breaking the FFP regulations:

UEFA FFP Settlement Summary: Football Club Fine Squad Limit Other Sanctions Anzhi Makhachkala € 2m 21 1 year squad salary restrictions Bursaspor € 200,000 - 1 year squad salary restrictions Manchester City € 20m with € 40m suspended 21 Transfer spending restrictions and 2 year squad salary restrictions Galatasaray € 200,000 - 1 year squad salary restrictions Levski Sofia € 200,000 - 1 year squad salary restrictions Paris-Saint Gemain € 20m with € 40m suspended 21 Transfer spending restrictions and 2 year squad salary restrictions Rubin Kazan € 6m 21 Transfer spending restrictions and 2 year squad salary restrictions Trabzonspor € 200,000 - 1 year squad salary restrictions Zenit St Petersburg € 12m 22 Transfer spending restrictions and 2 year squad salary restrictions

The latest FFP regulations can be found here. There had been lot of views and counterviews presented on the FFP regulations by media, lawyers, UEFA and the fans. Only time will tell if the regulations actually improve the fairness in the financial system of Club Football, which is being dominated by oligarchs and their petrodollars.