US-owned French club Marseille warned by UEFA of one-year European ban and fined $11.5M

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The US-owned French soccer club Marseille faces a potential one-year ban from European competitions and an $11.5 million fine imposed by UEFA. The sanctions are due to alleged financial irregularities under UEFA's Financial Fair Play monitoring system.

After a season of turmoil, American-owned French soccer club Marseille was threatened with a one-year ban from European competitions and fined 10 million euros ($11.5 million). UEFA imposed the sanctions by its expert panel that monitors the finances of every club which qualifies for its competitions like the Champions League. The monitoring system was once called Financial Fair Play.