Financial fair play: "positive trends among monitored clubs" (UEFA on 19/04/2018)

"In terms of the break-even requirement, the report shows positive trends among monitored clubs. In particular, the 71 clubs who were subject to further monitoring in the 2016/17 season (excluding clubs under settlement agreements) achieved a total net break-even surplus of €6m in 2015 and €51m in 2016, compared with a net break-even deficit of €250m in 2014," said UEFA, who presented the Compliance and Investigation Activity Report 2015-2017 on financial fair play and club licensing, on 19/04/2018.

"The 48-page report concerning the activity and jurisprudence of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) Investigatory Chamber again highlights the positive financial trends in European club football, as it describes, in particular, how the break-even requirement has been assessed, and how settlement agreements have been monitored," said UEFA.

"We hope that this detailed report on the compliance and investigation activities monitored by the CFCB investigatory chamber continues to provide football’s stakeholders with useful information and helps to further increase transparency and…