On June 18, 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee adopted an
addendum to the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play
Regulations containing a set of temporary emergency measures aimed
at limiting the negative effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the
finances of European football clubs.
By way of background, the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations
were introduced in 2010 by UEFA, the governing body of football in
Europe, with the ultimate aim of safeguarding the long-term welfare
and sustainability of European football.
The cornerstone of Financial Fair Play is the so-called
break-even rule, pursuant to which clubs participating in the UEFA
Champions League and the UEFA Europa League, must not spend more
than the income they generate. In doing so, they must balance their
accounting books over the course of three reporting periods. The
maximum aggregate acceptable break-even deficit for three reporting
periods is EUR 5 million. Such threshold may be exceeded by up