Yesterday evening came the news that AC Milan feared. UEFA has in fact decided not to grant the Settlement Agreement to the Rossoneri and the consequences could be quite severe.
Caught by surprised Marco Fassone spoke of serious damage to the image of AC Milan. While the club CEO prepares to counterattack, the Rossoneri are expected to suffer possible sanctions that should come after the mid-June sentence. The precedents of other teams in similar situation in the past years certainly do not offer much hope. La Gazzetta dello Sport listed them in order of gravity.
The simplest are represented by rebukes, warnings or a fine to be paid. Then there is the possibility of heavier penalties such as the deduction of points or withhold of part of the income earned from UEFA competitions (this year, from placement rewards and stadium attendance, Milan has collected a good amount from Europa League).
Other hypotheses are: registration denial for new players or the limitation on the number of players on the UEFA lists, including a financial limit on the players wage cap on the list A of UEFA’s competitions. The last two are even more serious: possible ban from a competition or future competitions (in this case, from Europa League) or the revocation of a title/prize.
