Barcelona on the Brink: UEFA Sanctions Loom After Shocking Second Breach, Chelsea and Aston Villa in Crosshairs
Barcelona’s financial difficulties stem from years of unsustainable spending and revenue instability. In a bid to recover, the club has engaged in several controversial income-generating measures, some of which UEFA has ruled inadmissible under its Financial Fair Play (FFP) framework. One such measure was the sale of 10% of the club’s broadcasting rights over the next 25 years to a third party for €267 million in 2022. Barcelona attempted to report that sale as “other operating income,” which could be included under UEFA’s permissible earnings. However, UEFA classified the deal as “profit on disposal of intangible assets,” which does not qualify toward balancing FFP.
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