AC Milan’s Euro ban overturned by CAS

Serie A side AC Milan have had their one-year ban from European football overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Uefa had issued the punishment after deciding Milan had breached a Financial Fair Play requirement to break even after spending £200m on transfers.

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.

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But the CAS partially upheld the club’s appeal and asked Uefa to issue a more “proportionate disciplinary measure”.

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.

The Italians, who had qualified for the group stages of the competition after finishing sixth in Serie A, are now free to play in this season’s Europa League.

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