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FILE - Juventus soccer team president Andrea Agnelli arrives prior to the start of the third free practice at the Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Sept. 10, 2022. Former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli was banned from soccer for another 16 months on Monday July 10, 2023, after being charged with fraud for the way he handled player salary cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Ex-Juventus president Andrea Agnelli banned for another 16 months

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In this file photo dated March 15, 2016, Andrea Agnelli, then-president of Juventus, arrives at the Allianz Arena stadium. Juventus will be fined 718,000 euros (nearly $800,000) but will agree not to make any appeals as part of a plea bargain with the Italian soccer federation on Tuesday after the club and seven former team directors were charged with alleged fraud for the way they handled player salary cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. The only former team director who did not agree to the plea bargain was ex-Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, who will be judged on June 15. Prosecutors in Turin have also charged Juventus, Agnelli and 11 others with false communications by a company listed publicly on the Milan stock exchange, obstructing watchdog agencies, false billing and market manipulation. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) **FILE**

Juventus agrees to fine but won’t appeal in plea bargain over salaries probe

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FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin poses for a picture during an interview with The Associated Press in Lisbon, Portugal. Ceferin said Friday April 23, 2021, that the Spanish and Italian clubs still clinging to the Super League must disavow the breakaway or face being banned from the Champions League. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, FILE)

How UEFA president Ceferin crushed a Super League rebellion

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 filer, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, center, and the Chairman of the European Club Association, ECA, Italy's Andrea Agnelli, right, attend the drawing of the matches for the Champions League 2018/19 Round of 16, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The 12 European clubs planning to start a breakaway Super League have told the leaders of FIFA and UEFA that they have begun legal action aimed at fending off threats to block the competition. A letter has been sent by the group of English, Spanish and Italian clubs to FIFA President Gianni Infantino and UEFA counterpart Aleksander Ceferin saying the Super League has already been underwritten by a grant of $5.5 billion from a financial institution. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

‘A snake’: Agnelli’s cut-throat soccer politics cause uproar

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

The Official UEFA Champions League match balls are on display ahead of the Champions League quarter final second leg soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Super) **FILE**

Threats of expulsion rise as UEFA confronts Super League rebel 12

By Rob Harris and Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo holds a ball before socoring a penalty kick during the Champions League group G soccer match between FC Barcelona and Juventus at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

After Super League leak, Juve leader backs reworking of CL

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2020 file photo, Barcelona's Lionel Messi reacts during the Spanish Copa del Rey, quarter final, soccer match against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain. Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wants to leave the club after nearly two decades with the Spanish giants. The club has confirmed that the Argentina great has sent a note expressing his desire to leave. The announcement comes 11 days after Barcelona's humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals, one of the worst in the player's career and in the club's history. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, File)

Soccer clubs income hit by $680M UEFA rebate to broadcasters

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Italy's Andrea Agnelli, chairman of the European Club Association, ECA, speaks to the media, during a press conference after the general assembly of the European Club Association, ECA, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Clubs leader Agnelli stands by Champions League reform plan

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 file photo, Paris Saint Germain owner Nasser bin Ghanim Al-Khelaifi waves to teams fans at the end of their soccer match against Manchester United at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England. Under investigation in French and Swiss criminal investigations, the president of PSG has been praised as a “tremendous professional” by his UEFA executive committee colleague Andrea Agnelli on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Nasser Al-Khelaifi and European Club Association chairman Agnelli have four-year terms to represent clubs on the European soccer body’s ruling panel. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, file)

Al-Khelaifi’s role on UEFA ruling body defended by Agnelli

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FILE - In this Wednesday, May 24, 1995 file photo, Ajax players Clarence Seedorf, left, Frank Rijkaard, center, and Edgar Davids, right, hold the Champions League European Cup Trophy Aloft as they celebrate their 1-0 victory over AC Milan in Vienna. Ajax is a team that many soccer fans around the world just love to love, especially when they win with flair in a competition like the Champions League. Their victory against Juventus on Tuesday, April 16 - coming only a few weeks after the team eliminated three-time defending champion Real Madrid in the last 16 - put Ajax through to the semifinals 3-2 on aggregate. They will next face either Manchester City or Tottenham. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)

Clubs push for promotion-relegation in European competitions

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo scores his side's third goal from the penalty spot during the Champions League round of 16, 2nd leg, soccer match between Juventus and Atletico Madrid at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Euro clubs explore promotion-relegation for Champions League

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after he scored his side's second goal during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Juventus, at Milan's San Siro stadium, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

UEFA, Europe’s top clubs dismiss threat of new competitions

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Agnelli: New club competition important despite little value

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo argues with Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain during a Champions League quarter final second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Juventus at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, April 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Juventus president calls for removal of UEFA’s Collina

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

Decision on Juve president Agnelli ban to be made by Dec. 18

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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2015 file photo, Juventus President Andrea Agnelli arrives for a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Juventus, at the San Paolo stadium in Naples, Italy. Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has been banned for a year by the Italian football federation for an allegedly illicit relationship with hard-core &quot;ultra&quot; fans that encouraged ticket scalping. The court also fined Juventus 300,000 euros ($350,000) on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta, files)

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli banned for 1 year

By DANIELLA MATAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2015 file photo, Juventus President Andrea Agnelli arrives for a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Juventus, at the San Paolo stadium in Naples, Italy. Agnelli is facing a possible ban over an allegedly illicit relationship with hard-core &quot;ultra&quot; fans that encouraged ticket scalping. The Italian football federation is expected to make a ruling in the case late Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, 10 days after Agnelli was elected to chair the 220-member European Club Association. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta, files)

Prosecutor seeking 2 ½-year ban for Juve president Agnelli

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The new chairman of the European Club Association, ECA, Italy's Andrea Agnelli attends a news conference after the plenary general assembly of the European Club Association, ECA, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Agnelli foresees Champions League peace, scheduling changes

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press