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CONI rejects Juventus appeal
Italy - 22 August, 2006
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Juventus remains relegated for now by Italy's football federation, with the club's appeal against match-fixing denied Friday.
A tribunal stripped the club of the past two titles, and demoted Juventus to Serie B with a 17-point penalty. The Italian Olympic Committee's (CONI) conciliation court oversaw the proceedings between the club and the league, as Juventus asked for leniency for the second time. But a Juventus statement said the meeting had "not resulted in any conciliation" and that the board would meet Monday to decide its next move.
Before Friday, Juventus said it was ready to go to court if the appeal failed.
Juventus chairman Giovanni Cobolli Gigli said the club expected the same punishment as Lazio, Fiorentina and AC Milan, which remained in Serie A with points deducted. "We will examine all of our options calmly, convinced as we are, in our search for a more fair punishment," Gigli said.
Gigli said the next steps included bringing the case to another Olympic Committee department or going outside sports justice to a civil court or even to the European Court of Justice.
The other three clubs and several individuals who were punished by the tribunal also are heading to CONI in the coming weeks.
Many top players fled Juventus following the relegation, among them Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro, who has gone to Spanish Real Madrid, while Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sold to Inter Milan. Coach Fabio Capello left for Real Madrid and has been replaced by former Juventus player Didier Deschamps.
The club's fourth-quarter revenues slumped by almost EUR 23 million to EUR 40.3 million.
The club said the uncertain outlook linked to the failure to take part in the Champions League and the relegation would hurt its financial results for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
A tribunal stripped the club of the past two titles, and demoted Juventus to Serie B with a 17-point penalty. The Italian Olympic Committee's (CONI) conciliation court oversaw the proceedings between the club and the league, as Juventus asked for leniency for the second time. But a Juventus statement said the meeting had "not resulted in any conciliation" and that the board would meet Monday to decide its next move.
Before Friday, Juventus said it was ready to go to court if the appeal failed.
Juventus chairman Giovanni Cobolli Gigli said the club expected the same punishment as Lazio, Fiorentina and AC Milan, which remained in Serie A with points deducted. "We will examine all of our options calmly, convinced as we are, in our search for a more fair punishment," Gigli said.
Gigli said the next steps included bringing the case to another Olympic Committee department or going outside sports justice to a civil court or even to the European Court of Justice.
The other three clubs and several individuals who were punished by the tribunal also are heading to CONI in the coming weeks.
Many top players fled Juventus following the relegation, among them Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro, who has gone to Spanish Real Madrid, while Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sold to Inter Milan. Coach Fabio Capello left for Real Madrid and has been replaced by former Juventus player Didier Deschamps.
The club's fourth-quarter revenues slumped by almost EUR 23 million to EUR 40.3 million.
The club said the uncertain outlook linked to the failure to take part in the Champions League and the relegation would hurt its financial results for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
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