UEFA have dished out hefty fines to Chelsea, Aston Villa and Barcelona, for breaches of financial sustainability requirements. There are also suspended fines, with Chelsea facing a punishment of up to £52m if they fail to meet the criteria in future. pic.twitter.com/H6IwBmbeHH

Chelsea was fined 20 million euros ($23.6 million) for breaking financial monitoring rules and Barcelona was ordered to pay 15 million euros ($17.7 million) by UEFA on Friday. Both clubs must pay tens of millions of more euros (dollars) in future seasons if they miss financial targets set by UEFA.

La Liga giants Barcelona have this week been slapped with a not-inconsiderable fine on the part of European football’s governing body, UEFA.This comes owing to a breach of Financial Fair Play