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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Players could face European bans if clubs breach new Uefa financial rules

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said the regulations had been agreed after more than 100 meetings with football stakeholders. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Individual players could be banned from playing in Champions League fixtures as punishment for breaching new financial sustainability measures, Uefa has confirmed.

A replacement for financial fair play (FFP) rules was approved by Uefa’s executive committee on Thursday, and will be brought in this summer, with clubs in continental competition ultimately limited to spending no more than 70% of their revenue on players, transfers and agents fees.

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