FC Sion had lodged several appeals with Swiss courts after being thrown out of the competition, with Scottish club Celtic taking their place.
CAS said in a statement FC Sion “must now pay damages of 40,000 Swiss francs (€32,600) to UEFA.”
FOOTBALL
Top sports court backs UEFA over FC Sion ban
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday upheld a decision by football's European ruling body UEFA to refuse FC Sion re-entry to the Europa League after the Swiss club breached player
recruitment rules.
Published: 15 December 2011 15:36 CET
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RACISM
VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius
Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.
Published: 4 March 2024 13:41 CET
“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.
In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.
Ayer pasó esto en el campo del Valencia
Un niño llamando "mono" a Vinicius, y la madre en vez de regañarle se encara con la que graba pic.twitter.com/XGXj4ADsCc
— Gravesen (@GravesenFumado) March 3, 2024
The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.
Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.
The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.
Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.
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