Villa among four Premier League clubs fined by Uefa

BBC News Tuesday 30 June 2026, 17:30 UTC 1 min read

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Aston Villa have been fined 22.5m euros (£19.4m) by Uefa for a "significant breach" of its squad-cost rule for 2025.

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