UEFA fines Roma and suspends ticket restriction over Manchester disorder

Roma have been fined 20,000 euros by the UEFA Disciplinary Committee over disorder involving Giallorossi fans before and after the Champions League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford. The committee also imposed a restriction on ticket sales for the away sector in European away trips. If applied, the measure would cut by 50% the share normally reserved for away supporters, from 5% to 2.5% of the host stadium's capacity. The ticket sanction has been suspended for two years. Should similar violations occur during that period, UEFA could make it effective. The disciplinary decision will not have immediate consequences for the trip to Paris on 25 November. However, Roma fans will still face reduced ticket availability. As Roma officially communicated, the French Police Prefecture has imposed a reduction of the away sector at the Parc des Princes for public order reasons, from the 2,376 seats initially planned to 1,500 tickets available. Ticket sales open today, 12 November, at 13:00, initially for Plus season ticket holders, with tickets costing 50 euros. Any general sale will begin on Monday 16 November at 12:00. The UEFA sanction remains suspended, but any new incidents could bring further restrictions for Giallorossi supporters.

UEFA's verdict on Roma's compliance with the settlement agreement linked to Financial Fair Play will not arrive until May 2027, according to Corriere della Sera. November will therefore not be the decisive month for assessing the club's financial position. The settlement agreement has certainly shaped Roma's room for manoeuvre in the transfer market over the last four years. On 15 October, the clubs submitted their accounts closed at 30 June 2026 to UEFA. The examination of the documents will begin in the final part of November, and any proceedings against Roma could not be opened before December or January. The final assessment will take three key elements into account: the balance sheet at 30 June 2026, the transactions carried out during the following summer transfer window, and the club's overall squad cost. The postponement of the verdict does not, however, mean complete freedom in the January transfer market. Roma remain subject to the constraints of the settlement agreement and must continue to respect the economic balance UEFA requires. There are therefore no direct and immediate consequences for winter operations, but possible indirect effects on the club's strategies could follow.

The UEFA verdict on Roma's financial fair play and settlement agreement is expected in May, not November, according to Il Corriere della Sera. All clubs submitted their accounts closed at 30 June on 15 October, and from the last ten days of November Nyon will begin examining the books of the clubs, Roma included. UEFA's final judgment will weigh three key elements: the accounts at 30 June 2026, the transactions completed later in the summer window (including the tolerance foreseen for the World Cup year), and the cost of the squad recorded at 31 December. The official squad cost data will be produced by clubs between the end of January and February. The settlement regime affects Roma's immediate market plans. The club will not have a free hand and cannot consider itself outside the settlement framework, as UEFA carefully assesses the club's financial trend. UEFA will balance the negative aspects against the guaranteed revenues that come from Champions League participation. The report stresses that the process is still moving through its stages, with Nyon's examination of club accounts beginning only in the final stretch of November and the key squad cost figures due in early 2027.