George Baker
Nine clubs including Manchester United handed financial sanctions by UEFA
According to BBC Sport, nine clubs including Manchester United have been hit with financial sanctions by UEFA. These are the clubs that withdrew from the European Super League and have complied with UEFA’s regulations and competitions.
On 18th April, 12 elite European clubs passed the proposal of a new ‘European Super League’. The new tournament was supposed to be a closed affair with its 12 founding members and a few other clubs. There were no other teams other than the 20 current participants and that irked the footballing community.
Within 48 hours, all the Premier League clubs withdrew one by one. The ESL plan collapsed spectacularly before even becoming a reality. As the fallout from the saga continues with protests and letters from fans and owners, UEFA have started to take action on all the clubs.
The nine clubs including United will be deducted 5% of their revenues from UEFA for one season (h/t BBC Sport). Also, the clubs have proposed to contribute £13.4m to the grassroots levels of football. However, the remaining three rebel clubs Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus will face stricter action.
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Measures have been taken so that clubs can’t participate in any such competitions in the future, with fines of £86.9m on each club being imposed.
Normalcy is being resumed, with the clubs allowed to rejoin the European Club Association. Questions still remain as to what action will be taken against the remaining three rebel clubs.
