Galatasaray banned from European competitions for one year

UEFA has excluded Galatasaray from competitions due to violations of financial fair play rules. In January this year, UEFA announced that Galatasaray does not comply with its rules on permitted financial losses. Warnings did not help. The UEFA Club Financial Control Body has imposed a final ban, writes Patria.

Dursun Ozbek, president of Galatasaray, confirmed for Turkish television station NTV that Galatasaray's loss is around 164 million euros in the last three seasons. In 2011, UEFA expelled Fenerbahce. At that time, it was about suspicions of some fixed matches. This year, Galatasaray eliminated Lazio from the Europa League. In two matches, after a draw and a win, the club of our Senad Lulić advanced. (so)