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Fenerbahce banned from Europe over fixing

In a statement, the European governing body said another Turkish club Besiktas had been banned for one season. Both bans were linked to a scandal which rocked Turkish football in 2011.

Fenerbahce, second in the Turkish league last season, will miss out on next season's Champions League which they had been due to enter in the third qualifying round while Besiktas will have to drop out of the Europa League.

UEFA's disciplinary panel, which has spent months collecting evidence linked to the case, also banned them for a third season, but this was suspended for a probationary period of five years.