AC Milan 2-Year Ban Annulled

Italian side AC Milan have had their Europa League ban overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday.

Recall that the European football governing body, UEFA last month slammed the seven-time European Cup winners with a 2-year ban, for breaching financial fair play rules, after they spent £200m on transfers last summer.

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But CAS partially upheld the club’s appeal as they said UEFA should have used a “proportionate disciplinary measure” on the Rossoneri.

CAS said that while UEFA was correct in ruling that Milan had failed to meet the break-even requirement, “some important elements have not been properly assessed … or could not be properly assessed” when the decision was made.

UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules were brought in to stop clubs running up debts, and they can be punished if they spend more money than they earn.

It said that the club’s financial situation was now better.

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The CAS, in a statement said it “Considers that (UEFA’s) Adjudicatory Chamber is in a better position than the CAS Panel to issue a new proportionate disciplinary measure on the basis of the current financial situation of the Club.”

The Italian club was owned by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from 1986 until it was sold to a Chinese consortium for 740m euros (£648m) in April 2017.

Milan are one of European football’s most decorated sides, but have not competed in the Champions League since 2014.

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