wow...didn't expect to see all of this when i woke up this morning.

it seems like you guys have had a crazy day so far.

I totally agree with dst. I think Milan has nothing in the CL this year, I started hatting Lens two years ago because they opened their mouth about the CL while Palermo deserved it 10 times more, so I don't want Milan to do the same thing now. If there any team that should replace CSKA Sofia then it's Levski ... Plus there's rule about having 4 team at best form the same country and we're not an English team, we have 0 chance to enter the CL next year for me.

About Porto, there was a discussion in the "other leagues" thread some days ago, and Porty said that Benfica reported Porto to the uefa because they bought referees, then the uefa asked the Portuguese league for answers hence the 6 points deduction and now the decision of ruling them out of the competition. Sounds right to me.

I want rules , we deserve Cl as others , we were playing World club cup and this is one of the main reasons that we are now out , as i said befor nobody knows the rules by details so we must wait and see !

^^ In that .PDF that I posted, the rules seem to state quite clearly that another team from the same league will replace a team that doesn't meet the competition's entry requirements.

We have no chance of CL football unless one out of Inter, Roma, Juventus and Fiorentina get expelled. that's for sure.

So what is the rules about the highest UEFA ranked team entry ?

isnt there any differences between a team with fraud back up and a team that that doesn't meet the competition's entry requirements ?

It's the team from the same country. Not the highest in UEFA ranking.

I believe Porto will participate in the CL with the appeal.

Well ain't you a ray of sunshine....

I wanted to know why ? is there any differences in rules between those teams with those conditions and WHY ?

If they have financial problems.. won't NOT entering the European Cup make things worse? Surely entering the competition will make them more money than theyd lose.

Personally I think it will go to the Bulgarian runners-up. After Liverpool won the CL and came 5th, England ended up having 5 teams in Europe, but UEFA changed it to make sure only 4 teams could enter from one country after that event.. so I can't see them changing the rules again? There's always hope!

Mediaset is saying that, 'Due to the laws and regulations of the UEFA, Milan will not participate in the Champions League 08/09'.

Sofia and Porto are not going to participate too .. But both teams will have another representative from their respective league.

Your excuses are as lame as Mancini's! I can't wait to see you in a club's bench!!


Journalistic masturbation is what it is!


That's what I've been thinking. And in any case, how can the federation of a country decide this, I think it's totally unfair.

Our main reasons are not excuses and you know it ! one of them was WCC , those seasons when every other team from Europe participating in World Club Cup like Liverpool and Barcelona had a disastrous season , so what is eufa role to help their Champions to have good chances again , if they win UCL must be punnished for WCC as a representive of europe ????? if WCC was in Europe not Japan could we feel those pressure of a hard trip ! Yes we have our responsibilities too but not at all !

Oh really ? so why Lens did it ?

You are right, Barcelona and Liverpool both were eliminated at the Last 16 round after they won the CL but at least they made the top 4 places in their respective leagues... we can't blame it all on the CWC. We knew the program before the season even started.


Probably the rules were changed after that?

Because their president is stupid, and because it was about an Italian club after the WC final ...

Do you want to say rules are ...

Rules?! The rules are pretty clear, if a club is banned from a european competition, then another club from the same country will take the vacant place! Actually, what Lens' president wanted was to take one place from Italy and give it to France who can has only 3 clubs in the competition!

The CWC can not be used an as excuse.. especially not for a Serie A team, they have a winter break in Italy! So we had more than enough time to rest and get back into top shape. Playing 2 games - 1 against complete ametuers - is not an excuse for a bad, bad season.

ya and dont prem teams play a in a 4th competetion, the carling cup? and prem team take their fa cup games seriously as well. that adds alot more strain than just 2 extra games.

Oh please. Just stop it GOAL.com.

The first article they posted about Milan taking CSKA's spot received hundreds of comments - they're just trying to milk it.

I agree with it. If we got in we'd be truly mafiosi.

"There is always gonna be a way to get Milan in the Champions League." and the fans of the entire Europe going mental about it.

It won't happen. For the season we had, we deserve the UEFA Cup. But I'd love if we did the italian job here. Luv it! Just to see the reaction of the other clubs/fans.

Oh and you'd love more since in my opinion the French are going to be mad about it!

Anyway, we should forget about the CL and concentrate on our market, now Galliani have an excuse to buy WC players, he can almost guarantee the CL for next year

I don't want us to go through to the CL. But we could use the money. Can we sell our CL rights for this season to some other club? Maybe Tottenham, since they have the most money.

I can't honestly see us participating in the CL next season, but if we do manage to get in then perhaps it is our destiny

As far as I'm aware no club has won the CL on it's home soil - could we be the first?

Now you can apply for Galliani's job

If I get it I promise to sign Milan quality players and not the sort Galliani usually signs

Juve beat Ajax in Rome (96/97) and Dortmund beat Juve in Munich (97/98).

Don't know if that was meant as in their home stadium or not?

Nah, the next CL is in Rome, and that's not Milans stadium. So I assumed he meant in the same country.

I did mean home country. That puts paid to my argument then!

No Champions League Chance For Milan - UEFA

Milan’s hopes of playing in the Champions League next term have been dashed after UEFA Confirmed they have no chance of being given a place.

The Rossoneri were hoping they would be able to squeeze themselves into the competition after both Porto and CSKA Sofia were kicked out of the competition after breaking various UEFA guidelines.

Reports in Italy claimed the Rossoneri had a great chance of being given a place in next season’s competition. However, UEFA have revealed that there is no chance of this happening.

“It is absolutely impossible that Milan play in next season’s Champions League,” said UEFA spokesman, William Gaillard.

“The participants are not chosen based on the highest co-efficient but on the number of teams a country is allowed to enter.

“Therefore there is no possibility whatsoever of Milan playing in the Champions League next season.”

Milan will have to settle for the UEFA Cup as expected. Failure to qualify for the Champions League was down to Milan’s own downfall following a less than perfect campaign.



End of Topic !

I doubt there was even a chance, given UEFA rules to begin with .. It was all 'pure media fabrication', even Mediaset called it BS.

Oh well, but had we have been an English team...