UEFA banned Rubin Kazan from European competition for breaching a settlement agreement.GETTY IMAGES
Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan was banned from European competition for one season for "breaching restrictions" placed on the club under financial fair play break-even rules, according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. The ban will "come into effect" if Rubin Kazan qualifies for European competition in the next two seasons. UEFA said in a statement, "The club is excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which it would otherwise qualify in the next two (2) seasons." The European governing body introduced FFP rules "to try to prevent rich club owners from buying success by pumping unlimited funds into clubs." Clubs that break the rules "generally reach so-called settlement agreements with UEFA," in which they accept restrictions on transfers and squad size for a given number of seasons. UEFA said that the decision to ban Rubin Kazan was made "due to breach of the Settlement Agreement" but did not give any further details (REUTERS, 10/18).
