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Paris Saint-Germain have been hit with a fine from UEFA that
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New England Patriots Home Office but similarly to the PSG case, only 5mof that is unconditional. They will avoid paying the rest if they meet UEFA requirements in future. Roma, managed by Jose Mourinho, won last seasons Europa Conference League.Their Serie A rivals Inter, Juventus and Milan were hit with 26m,23m and 15m punishments, but must pay only 4m, 3.5m and 2m initially.Turkish outfit
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Tre Nixon Jersey the line.UEFA said: These eight clubs agreed to financial contributions of 172m.These amountswill be withheld from any revenues these clubs earn from participating in UEFA club competitions or paid directly.Of this amount, 26m (15 per cent) shall be paid in full while the remaining balance of 146m (85 per cent) is conditional depending on these clubs compliance with the targets stated in the respective settlement agreement.Those settlement agreements will span three or four years. Inter and Roma requested four-year terms, while all other clubs elected for three years.UEFA said the clubs would undertake to reach intermediate annual targets, and to the application of conditional financial and sporting measures should these targets not be met.It added that 19 further clubs, including Boru sia Dortmund, Chelsea,Barcelona, Manchester City, Sevilla, Lazio,Napoli and West Ham, fulfilled the break-even requirementonly thanks to the application
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