Both clubs were found to have breached the European governing body's football earning rules and squad cost rules.

Chelsea and Aston Villa have been fined by Uefa for breaching the European governing body's financial rules. The two clubs could be prevented from registering new players for Uefa competitions for the forthcoming season unless they have a positive transfer balance by the end of the summer transfer window.

UEFA said on Friday that Chelsea had been penalised 31 million euros ($36.50 million) for violating its financial regulations, while The post UEFA Slam Chelsea, Barca, Aston Villa, Lyon With Heavy Fine first appeared on Africa Top Sports.