Olympique de Marseille has been fined 10 million euros by UEFA for breaching financial rules. The club, which will compete in the Europa League next season, received the sanctions on Wednesday. Marseille has been fined 10 million euros for recording significant net losses, from 12.6 million euros in 2022-2023 to 39 million in 2023-2024 and then 105 million the following season. Olympique de Marseille is now required to get back within budget limits within a year to avoid exclusion from the next European competition. The club has taken note of this decision and believes it is a reminder of its responsibility. Olympique de Marseille must also appear before the DNCG, the financial regulator of French football, soon. The discussions were long and difficult, with Stéphane Richard and Frank McCourt personally involved. Olympique de Marseille has narrowly avoided the worst, but exclusion was a close call. The club has engaged its owner, Frank McCourt, and its new boss, Stéphane Richard, to resolve this issue. UEFA has maintained Olympique de Marseille under the threat of exclusion from the next European competition for which the club would qualify over the next three seasons, if it does not get back within budget limits within a year. The Marseillais are also subject to a restriction on their ability to register new players for the next Europa League.