UEFA kick AC Milan out of next season's Europa League
The Italian side have not complied with Financial Fair Play rules
Italian giants AC Milan have been kicked out of next season's Europa League after being found to be in breach of UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules.
Milan finished sixth in Serie A, earning them a place in next season's Europea League group stages, but have had that place taken away from them.
They were referred to UEFA's adjudicatory chamber in May after the finances were called into question.
It has subsequently been decided that they will be banned from UEFA competitions next season.
They are also likely to have to go through further checks to be reinstated into European competition if they qualify again in 2019-20.
Full UEFA statement:
The Adjudicatory Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB), chaired by José Narciso da Cunha Rodrigues, has taken a decision in the case of the club AC Milan that had been referred to it by the CFCB Chief Investigator for the breach of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations, in particular the break-even requirement.
The club is excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which it would otherwise qualify in the next two (2) seasons (i.e. one competition in 2018/19 or 2019/20, subject to qualification).
This decision may be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, in accordance with Article 34(2) of the Procedural rules governing the UEFA Club Financial Control Body, as well as Articles 62 and 63 of the UEFA Statutes.
