Former Juventus President Punished for Tampering With Players' Value and Salaries

(Photo : Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) TURIN, ITALY - Andrea Agnelli, President of Juventus looks on prior to during the Serie A match between Torino FC and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on October 15, 2022 in Turin, Italy.

The Italian national football association (FIGC) has ordered a new 16-month ban on former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli for tampering with the declared salary of his players during the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

This new punishment adds to the previous two-year ban ordered against the Juventus official.

The Italian Federal Court of Appeal found Agnelli guilty of fraud over the declaration of at least 23 players' salaries.

The Serie A club said these players decided not to receive wages for four months to help the club, but it turned out the players only wanted one month.

The Italian football federation also fined Agnelli $65,000 for his wrongdoings. He and other board members resigned en masse last November following the scandal.

Bigger punishments for Juventus

The buck does not stop with Agnelli, as the organization also received punishment from the Union of European Football Associations.

UEFA decided that Juve would not be participating in any European leagues next season, a punishment that the club also accepted, according to Corriere dello Sport.

Juventus lost 10 points in the middle of the 2022-2023 Serie A season in relation to Agnelli's case, making it hard for them to secure a Champions League or Europa League spot.

They finished seventh place anyway and were meant to play at the Europa Conference League Qualifiers but will forego the competition to avoid any more punishment next season that could affect their Champions League aspirations.