A statement from Italy’s football federation (FIGC) confirms that Juventus have been docked 15 points following an investigation into the club’s past transfer dealings.
The Serie A giants were accused of fixing their balance sheets by artificial gains from club transfers. In response, Juventus have denied any wrongdoing and confirmed they will appeal the decision.
This points deduction will see Juventus, who had been in third place, drop to tenth in the league standings.
Juve’s former sports director Fabio Paratici, who is presently Tottenham’s managing director of football, has been banned for 30 months.
The FIGC has also hit Agnelli and the club’s former chief executive Maurizio Arrivabene with two-year bans, while current sports director Federico Cherubini has been given a 16-month ban.
A total of 11 former and current Juventus executives have received sanctions, with Nedved given an eight-month ban.
In a statement, the club said they have started bringing an appeal to the Sport Guarantee Board of the Italian Olympic Committee as they await the publication of the reasons for the decision as the FIGC’s sanction is tougher than the nine-point deduction prosecutors had requested. The FIGC also says all the bans include a request for the sanction to be extended to UEFA and FIFA and therefore then apply worldwide.
Juventus’ lawyers said the FIGC’s sanctions constitute a clear disparity of treatment against Juventus and its managers compared to any other company or member.
Juventus were initially acquitted alongside 10 other clubs, including current Serie A leaders Napoli, in April 2022. Paratici and Agnelli were among 59 individuals to also be cleared.
The investigation was reopened in December after the federal prosecutor decided to appeal that ruling.
It followed new evidence from a separate investigation into Juve’s finances conducted by prosecutors in Turin.
The request to reopen the trial and apply sanctions concerned nine of the original 11 clubs investigated, including Serie A sides Juventus, Sampdoria and Empoli, as well as 52 of the executives at those clubs.
Juventus are also facing an investigation from UEFA over potential breaches of its club licensing and financial fair play regulations, which was announced last month.
Juve’s next league game is at home to Atalanta on Sunday.