UEFA fines Chelsea $36.5M and Barcelona $17.7M for financial monitoring rules breaches

GENEVA (AP) — Chelsea was fined a total of 31 million euros ($36.5 million) for breaking financial monitoring rules by UEFA on Friday to hit a record sum for a European club penalized in a single season. Barcelona also was ordered to pay 15 million euros ($17.7 million) for making excessive losses according to UEFA's complex evaluations of club accounts if they qualify for European competitions, designed to promote stability in the industry....