Chelsea and Barcelona fined by UEFA for financial rule breaches | Football News

Chelsea and Barca top a list of European teams fined by the continent’s governing body for breaches in financial rules.

Chelsea have been fined 31 million euros ($36.5m) by European football’s governing body UEFA for breaches of its financial rules, while Aston Villa, Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais were also levied with large fines.

The punishments come with the potential for far harsher fines down the road, with Chelsea, who agreed to a four-year settlement with UEFA’s Club Financial…