In a statement, Juventus announces that it will appeal the sanctions imposed

A Juventus announced in an official statement that it will appeal the decision of the Italian Football Federation that punished the club with the loss of 15 points in the Italian Championship, due to tax fraud involving transfers of athletes.

– Juventus Football Club announces that the Federal Court of Justice – United Sections, having considered the cassation appeal pursuant to art. 63 of the Code of Sports Justice proposed by the Federal Public Ministry, declared the cassation appeal admissible and, therefore, revoked the decision of the Federal Court of Justice, United Sections, n. 0089/CFA-2021-2022 of May 27, 2022 and, as a result, determined the penalty of 15 points in the classification for Juventus to be fulfilled in the current Football Season and the temporary ban of the Sporting Director, Federico Cherubini, for 16 months to carry out activities within the FIGC, with a request for an extension within UEFA and FIFA – declared the club in the note.

– With the revocation of the decision, the Federal Court of Appeals rejected the complaint presented by the Federal Public Ministry against the decision of the Federal Court of Justice, which, in turn, acquitted Juventus and the others deferred for lack of disciplinary infraction in relation to the evaluation the effects of certain transfers of player registration rights on balance sheets and the recognition of capital gains. The Society awaits the publication of the reasons and immediately communicates the appeal to the Sports Guarantee College under the terms of the Sports Justice Code – he concluded.

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The decision to punish Juventus was taken by the Public Ministry this Friday and attended by the Italian Football Federation (Figc). The directors mentioned in the scandal were also punished and were suspended from carrying out activities in football for the time determined by the Italian MP, among them the former president of Juventus, Andrea Agnelli, and the former VP of the club, Pavel Nedved.