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Man United Fined €300,000 For Breaching Financial Fair Play Rules
Manchester United have expressed their disappointment after being fined €300,000 (£257k) by UEFA for breaching FFP rules.
United bosses have been punished for minor ‘break even’ deficits during the Covid-19 pandemic. The club insist the fine will not affect the transfer budget made available to manager Erik ten Hag.
A club statement said: “While disappointed by the outcome, Manchester United accepts this fine for what UEFA acknowledges to be a minor technical breach of its previous Financial Fair Play rules.
“This reflected a change in the way that UEFA adjusted for COVID-19 losses during the 2022 reporting period, which allowed us to recognise only €15m (£13m) of the €281m (£241m) of revenues lost due to the pandemic within the FFP calculation.
“Post pandemic, the clubs’ revenues have recovered strongly and are forecast to reach a record level in the current financial year.
“The club continues to support the enforcement of rules to promote financial fair play and sustainability across domestic and European football.”
United sustained €47m (£40m) of Covid losses in 2022, on top of €234m (£200m) of pandemic-related losses between 2019 and 2021.
It was the most suffered by any club in the Premier League. And the minor breaches occurred when United bosses failed to recognise an unforeseen change in the way UEFA treated Covid losses.
United hoped UEFA would be more flexible and accept the club’s oversight, but European football’s governing body have decided to fine them instead.
Meanwhile, the Red Devils have issued a response to a viral video of Mason Mount being hounded to sign shirts outside his hotel. Mount claimed to have been targeted by autograph hunters for three straight days as he was he filmed returning to his temporary residence.
In a recent interview, former Nigerian football star Yakubu Aiyegbeni has revealed that he continues to receive messages and criticisms from fans, years after his infamous miss during the 2010 FIFA World Cup match against South Korea.
The moment, etched into football history, occurred during Nigeria’s crucial group stage game against South Korea. With the score tied at 2-2 and a spot in the knockout stages on the line, Aiyegbeni found himself with what seemed like an open goal opportunity. However, to the shock of fans worldwide, he missed the chance, leaving Nigeria unable to secure the much-needed victory.
Despite this moment happening over a decade ago, Aiyegbeni expressed his surprise at the ongoing messages he receives about the miss. “I still get messages from people, different messages,” he stated in the interview. “It’s surprising how that moment still sticks with people, even after all these years.”
The striker, who had a successful career playing for clubs like Everton and Portsmouth in the English Premier League, admitted that the miss was a tough moment in his career. “Of course, it was a big moment, and I wish it had gone differently. But in football, you have highs and lows,” he remarked.
Serie A giants Napoli have announced the departure of coach Rudi Garcia after a poor spell and announced his successor with immediate effect
Reigning Serie A champions Napoli have announced the departure of French manager Rudi Garcia after a poor run of form that sees the Partenopei handing on to faint hopes of defending the Scudetto title won last season.
Napoli have only claimed one win in their last four matches in all competitions, trailing Serie A leaders Inter by 10 points while also trailing Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League by five points.
Osimhen gets new coach as Napoli reportedly appoint Walter Mazzarri to replace Rudi Garcia
With the Partenopei looking a lot worse than they did at this stage last season, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has chosen to act swiftly before things get out of hand.
The club chief revealed that Garcia had been relieved of his duty, after posting a message on social media platform X to announce the arrival of the Frenchman’s replacement.
Napoli announce Garcia successor
That replacement is a former Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri[url][/url], who was welcomed back to the club by De Laurentiis, who was also the owner during his last spell at the club.
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