UEFA to monitor six clubs as a result of financial fair play drive

UEFA President Michel Platini

UEFA has named six clubs involved in the 2013-14 continental club competitions, whose prize money will be temporarily withheld pending investigation under the federation’s new financial fair play drive.

Astra Ploie?ti (Romania), Metalurh Donetsk (Ukraine), Hajduk Split (Croatia), HŠK Zrinjski (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Skonto FC (Latvia) and Trabzonspor (Turkey) were the clubs named in the list by UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) investigatory chamber.

UEFA had earlier asked the participating clubs to provide information regarding the status of overdues that is to be paid and recognized the six cases in a meeting held in September. The prize money will be sanctioned only after the clubs clear the overdues or until a favorable decision by CFCB.

UEFA has requested 25 more teams to submit the information while the six clubs listed will be monitored.