NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Turkish league leader Trabzonspor was banned from one season of European soccer competitions on Wednesday for breaking financial monitoring rules.
UEFA said the club missed targets in its latest accounts required by a previous agreement to avoid sanctions under Financial Fair Play rules. The rules monitor income and spending on player transfers and wages by clubs that qualify for the Champions League and Europa League.
Trabzonspor would have gone directly to the Champions League group stage next season — and earned tens of millions of euros (dollars) in prize money — by winning the Turkish Super League.