UEFA sanctioned Olympique de Marseille on June 17, 2026, for breaching its financial fair play regulations during the 2025-26 season, covering reporting periods from 2023 to 2025 [1, 2]. The French club faced fines totaling 10 million euros, comprising 6 million euros for failing to meet football earnings targets and an additional 4 million euros for exceeding squad costs [1, 2].
Marseille's squad costs—wages, transfers, and agent fees—exceeded UEFA's threshold of 70% of the club's total football revenue. This overspending triggered the penalties under UEFA's financial control rules [1, 2].
As part of the sanctions, Marseille are barred from adding new players to their 'list A' squad for the 2026-27 UEFA Europa League season [1, 2]. This restriction limits their ability to register new signings for the European competition.
UEFA has warned that if Marseille fails to meet the football earnings targets in the 2026-27 season, the club risks a ban from its next European competition qualification within the following three years [1, 2].
AS Roma was also fined 2 million euros for similarly breaching the squad cost rule during the same period [1, 2].
Meanwhile, several clubs, including AC Milan, AS Monaco, Besiktas, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Royal Antwerp, and Trabzonspor, successfully met their UEFA settlement targets and exited the monitoring regime [1, 2].
The penalties reflect UEFA's ongoing enforcement of financial controls to promote sustainability among top European football clubs. Marseille must comply with the new regulations ahead of their next European campaign to avoid further disciplinary actions.