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Bursaspor banned from Europa League after losing CAS appeal

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld a UEFA ruling banning Bursaspor from next season's Europa League.

Bursaspor has lost an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over a one-year UEFA ban administered for breaking the governing body's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

The Turkish club was due to play in the Europa League next season, but CAS' upholding of UEFA's sanction means it will be excluded from the competition.

The original offense dates back to 2012 when Bursaspor was found to have flouted FFP rules, but the one-year ban from UEFA competitions was suspended for a probationary period of three years.