Blackburn, Leeds and Nottingham Forest will all have a transfer ban for the January window after breaching the Football League’s financial fair play (FFP) rules.

Manchester City should be assured of complying with Uefa’s financial fair play rules this season after drastically cutting their losses compared to last year.

Lionel Messi is a household name, even for those who don’t follow football, whereas the chances are that even football anoraks would have to check the identity of Marcelo Estigarribia.

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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini admits he is baffled by UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has revealed Financial Fair Play (FFP) restrictions were the key factor in striker Alvaro Negredo’s departure.

Former Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann feels the club needs to be closely monitored by UEFA as deals like the one which has taken Frank Lampard to the Etihad Stadium “could be an issue” in the future.

Arsene Wenger is worried Manchester City’s policy of buying up clubs around the world could see them side-step Uefa’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.

QPR co-owner Tony Fernandes has vowed to fight the prospect of a Financial Fair Play fine and plough much of his side’s promotion windfall back into the club.

A day of confusion and farce surrounding Yaya Toure seemingly ended with the player expressing his unhappiness at Manchester City yesterday.

Manchester City insist UEFA sanctions limiting spending on transfers next season to £49m will not have a major impact on their campaign.

Manchester City have been fined €60m and handed a reduction in their Champions League squad for next season from 25 to 21 players for breaching UEFA’s financial fair play rules.

Manchester City are facing Uefa sanctions for breaching financial fair play (FFP) rules which would see the club fined almost €60 million and limited to a 21-man Champions League squad instead of the usual 25 players next season, it can be disclosed.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists he is not worried by the possibility of the club being sanctioned by UEFA for breaching financial fair play (FFP) rules.

Manchester City and Paris St Germain will learn this week whether they are deemed to be in serious breach of UEFA’s financial fair play rules.

Manchester United are watching closely to see how UEFA deal with clubs who are close to breaching financial fair play (FFP) rules, the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has said.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who underwent surgery on his elbow yesterday, believes billionaire owner Roman Abramovich will bankroll another spending spree at Chelsea – if Financial Fair Play regulations are not enforced.

Earlier this year, Jean-Marc Bosman was sentenced to 12 months in prison for assault and battery.

Chelsea are set to back both a wage increase cap and a compromise financial fair play deal at today’s showdown meeting of all 20 Premier League chairmen.

Roberto Di Matteo last night insisted Frank Lampard’s Chelsea future was “very strong”, despite renewed speculation over whether the midfielder’s glittering Stamford Bridge career might be drawing to a close.