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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Matt Hughes

Newcastle, Chelsea and Aston Villa fined for breaching European financial rules

Anthony Gordon, playing for Newcastle, battles with Eric Garcia of Barcelona during their Champions League last-16 leg game at the Camp Nou in March 2026
Newcastle have already had to sell Anthony Gordon to Barcelona to keep their finances under control. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters

Newcastle have been fined €6m (£5.2m) by Uefa for breaching its financial sustainability regulations, while Aston Villa and Chelsea have also been given fines for overspending for the second successive year.

Following detailed submissions to Uefa’s club financial control body (CFCB), Newcastle were found to have breached the football earnings rule (FER) and squad cost rules (SCR), with both offences leading to fines of €3m each, plus a suspended fine of €7m.

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