Marseille have been slapped with a 10-million-euro fine by UEFA after once again failing to comply with the governing body’s break-even requirements, though the French club avoided the far more severe sanction of expulsion from European competition. The punishment, handed down on Wednesday, stems from persistent breaches of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations, which mandate that clubs balance their spending with revenue over a rolling three-year period. Marseille’s repeated non-compliance had placed them squarely in UEFA’s crosshairs, but the disciplinary panel stopped short of banning them from the Europa League, opting instead for a financial penalty and additional restrictions.
Beyond the fine, UEFA imposed a limit on Marseille’s ability to register new players for their Europa League campaign, a move that could significantly hamper squad planning for manager Jean-Louis Gasset. The club is now forced to operate with a reduced registration capacity, a common measure reserved for repeat offenders under UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body framework. This ruling compounds what has been a turbulent period for the Ligue 1 side, as they attempt to navigate both domestic and European ambitions while grappling with the financial constraints that have drawn scrutiny from the sport’s European governing body.
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