Martyn Ziegler
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Chief sports reporter for The Times - views entirely my own, jokes probably stolen.
Joined April 2009
Chelsea fined record £27m for breaking UEFA financial rules - with restrictions over transfer spending too. UEFA cite asset sales (hotels, women’s team) & ‘swap’ player deals. Villa, Barca also fined . Full story ⬇️⬇️⬇️.
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Breakdown of immediate fines - Chelsea fined €20m for football earnings rule breach and €11m for squad cost rule breach, Aston Villa €5m for football earnings and €6m for squad cost. Barcelona fined €15m and Lyon €12.5m for football earnings breaches.
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Also some sporting measures affecting the two English clubs and what they can spend on new players registered for UEFA competitions - has to be a positive transfer balance
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Breaking: Chelsea fined 31m euros (£27m) by UEFA with a further 60m euro conditional for breaches of its financial rules. Aston Villa fined 11m euros (£9.5m) and 15m conditional - both club agreed settlements.
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Jonathan Barnett: Gareth Bale’s former agent denies raping ‘sex slave’.
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This is so sad, awful and shocking.
⚫ Muere el futbolista del Liverpool Diogo Jota en un accidente de tráfico en la provincia de Zamora. 😢 El siniestro se produjo en el kilómetro 65 de la A-52, a la altura del término municipal de Palacios de Sanabria.
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RT @sgfmann: The Times: Reeves battles doubters after PM spooks markets #TomorrowsPapersToday
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RT @Lawton_Times: John Textor had no role in hiring Oliver Glasner, Crystal Palace tell Uefa.
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RT @TimesSport: In the first of her regular columns during Euro 2025, former Lioness @IzzyChr17 assesses the challenges posed by France, Wa….
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RT @BenRothenberg: Katie Volynets, nominative determinismfully made for grass, knocked out WTA 500 Queens champ Tatjana Maria. 3-6, 7-6(4)….
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Fifa urged to extend half-time and double drinks break at 2026 World Cup.
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Aston Villa to sell women’s team to parent company to help comply with PSR. The PL is understood to reject the notion that this is a loophole as the ‘sale’ has to pass its fair market value test.
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UEFA delay Crystal Palace decision - but club may be dropped to Conference League if Lyon win appeal against French relegation. Concerns that Textor resigning as Lyon president today may help appeal - and harm Palace.
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It looks very like if Lyon win their appeal then Palace will have to play in the Europa Conference League.
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Breaking: UEFA postpone decision on Crystal Palace's multi-club ownership issue until outcome of Lyon appeal against relegation to French second division.
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