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Juventus head questions over financial rules

European football's governing body has introduced rules that mean clubs must curb their losses or face exclusion from tournaments like the Champions League as early as 2014/15.

Agnelli said the Italian champions, who lost almost 49 million euros last season, were working towards meeting the Financial Fair Play rules.

"I fully agree with the principles but I'd like to see what is going to happen once it is going to be fully operational," Agnelli told the Leaders in Football conference at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge.

"Are you going to ban three teams from participating in the Champions League?," he added.

"Who is going to go to the broadcasters and say "oops, we haven't got these teams playing"? Is that going to be a correction of the overall values of the TV rights?"

"If you flick through on TV and see an empty stadium, it's hard for it to catch your attention," he said.

Agnelli defended Conte, saying he had taken only a few minutes to be persuaded of his coach's innocence when they discussed the case earlier this year.