Marseille face – UEFA has warned Marseille of a one-year ban from European competitions and a €10 million ($11.5 million) fine after the club missed financial targets agreed in previous monitoring. The penalty hinges on Marseille complying with a football earnings target in 20
In Nyon, Switzerland, the message landed hard: Marseille are facing a one-year ban from European competitions.
UEFA’s expert panel—responsible for monitoring the finances of clubs that qualify for its tournaments. under the system once known as Financial Fair Play—imposed sanctions that include a fine of 10 million euros ($11.5 million). UEFA also warned of an additional sporting consequence, barring Marseille from the next European competition they qualify for.
The decision follows Marseille missing the financial targets it agreed to in a previous round of monitoring. UEFA acknowledged the club was hit by “significant and unexpected collapse of the domestic broadcasting revenues.” Even with that context. the ruling still carries a condition Marseille must meet: the ban will apply unless “the club complies with the football earnings target in the 2026-27 season.”.
For a club that just finished another unstable chapter domestically, the timing stings. Marseille failed to qualify for the next Champions League, finishing fifth in Ligue 1. The season was marked by upheaval behind the scenes: coach Roberto de Zerbi was fired. president Pablo Longoria left. and fans protested the club’s direction after Marseille were European champions in 1993.
That domestic outcome matters in the financial math too. Marseille’s expected prize money from UEFA for playing in the Europa League next season would typically be half of the estimated 50-60 million euros ($57-69 million) earned from being in the Champions League this season. Now. with UEFA’s warning hanging over their European future—and with an extra UEFA sanction tightening squad rules—Marseille’s summer looks different than it might have last year.
UEFA’s additional penalty will cut the quota of senior players Marseille can register in its Europa League squad.
The ruling also extended beyond Marseille. In a separate case, UEFA imposed fines totaling 6 million euros ($6.9 million) on Roma for missed financial targets agreed in a previous round of settlement talks. Roma, like Marseille, has a U.S. owner—the Friedkin family.
Italian clubs and Serie A have struggled to keep pace for two decades as rivals—especially England’s Premier League—have pulled away on revenue.
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So Marseille got punished for not hitting some earnings thing? UEFA really just wants money for themselves lol.
I don’t even get it. It says they missed targets but then blames TV revenue collapsing? Sounds like UEFA still fine them anyway which is insane. €10 million is a lot for sure.
Wait is this the club that finished fifth in Ligue 1? If they’re not even in the Champions League, what’s the big deal? Also “football earnings target” in 2026-27… like they just have to guess their revenue? Wild.
UEFA loves these financial rules until everyone does the same thing. Marseille just had all that chaos with the coach and the president leaving, so how is this their fault? Next thing you know they’ll ban fans too. And I saw Roma got hit too, so maybe the Friedkins are cursed or something.