AC Milan will play no part in the Europa League next season, it has been confirmed.
As a result of breaching UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules, the seven-time European up winners have been banned from competing in the competition against the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United in the upcoming campaign.
The decision was made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Having finished fifth in Serie A last season, the Rossoneri were due to enter at the group stage.
But they've reached an agreement with Uefa that sees them withdrawn from the 2019/2020 Europa League campaign with AS Roma likely to be replacing them and Torino entering at the qualifying stage.
A Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) statement reads: “The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued a Consent Award embodying the agreement reached between AC Milan S.p.A and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) concerning breaches of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations by the Italian club.
“i. The Decision rendered by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body in the case AC-05/2018 on 20 November 2018 (i.e. decision under appeal in the CAS 2018/A/6083 matter) is set aside.
“ii. The Decision rendered by the Investigatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 10 April 2019 (i.e. decision under appeal in the CAS 2018/A/6261 matter) is set aside.
“iii. The decisions referred to under item i) and ii) above are replaced by the following order: "AC Milan is excluded from participating in the UEFA Club Competitions of the sporting season 2019/2020 as a consequence of the breach of its FFP break-even obligations during the 2015/2016/2017 and the 2016/2017/2018 monitoring periods".
Read here for the statement in full.
Amid reports that Manchester City could suffer the same fate which would lead to Arsenal taking their place in next season's Champions League, there has been quite the reaction on social media.
Take a look at some of the comments on Twitter...
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