
<p>The deduction of 15 points assigned to Juventus earlier in the season has been revoked. Serie A slammed the Turin club with the <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/juventus-points-deduction-executive-bans-possible-20230120-WST-416234.html">punishment for false accounting accusations</a>. The financial irregularities included three transfers of players to Tottenham in one summer. Fabio Paratici was an executive at Juventus before moving to the north London club. FIFA gave the Italian an extended ban, forcing him to <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/spurs-woes-continue-as-director-of-football-steps-down-20230329-WST-425796.html">step down from his post at Spurs</a>.</p>



<p>The <a href="https://www.figc.it/it/federazione/news/inchiesta-plusvalenze-accolto-il-ricorso-della-procura-15-punti-di-penalizzazione-alla-juventus/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">initial points deduction</a> came in early January, along with bans for a number of Juventus executives, including Paratici. For a time, it sent Juventus all the way down to 10th in the table, when it was third just before then. </p>



<p>Adding the 15 points climbs Juventus back to third, fittingly where it was before the deduction. Also, the revoke of the ruling temporarily unbans Paratici, Andrea Agnelli and other Juventus executives.</p>



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<p>The reason for revoking the points deduction is to further clarify the capital gains controversy. However, this is the third time a federal court in Italy will discuss this Juventus case. Previous hearings cleared 11 clubs of artificially inflating transfer fees. That included transfers with <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/napoli-under-investigation-for-osimhen-transfer-says-report-20230412-WST-428017.html">Napoli</a>, Sampdoria, Genoa and Empoli. Consequently, there is a ‘<a href="https://football-italia.net/juventus-hope-as-coni-suggests-new-trial-over-capital-gains/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">lack of clarity</a>‘ over the ruling and the points deduction for Juventus. Therefore, prosecutors and defendants battle in court again.</p>



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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Juventus&apos; 15-point reduction in Serie A has been reversed—they jump up from seventh to third in the league 📈 <a href="https://t.co/IixU4mdsag">pic.twitter.com/IixU4mdsag</a></p>— B/R Football (@brfootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1649086498229174278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<h2>End of Juventus points deduction has major table implications</h2>



<p>As stated, Juventus is back in third. This would be good enough to get Juventus into the Champions League for the 13th-straight year. However, that is no guarantee. With eight games remaining, though, Juventus is six points clear of Milan in fifth. Juventus is now two points behind Lazio in second, but a whopping 16 behind league-leading Napoli.</p>



<p>Milan, as well as Champions League semifinal opponent Inter, are now the ones ‘punished’ with Juventus getting its points back. Not long ago, both Inter and Milan were both in the Champions League spots in the Serie A table. Now, both of the Milan clubs are outside the top four. Milan is three points back of Roma, while Inter is a further two points behind Milan. Despite one of these teams being guaranteed a spot in the UEFA Champions League Final this season, both could miss out on the tournament next season.</p>



<p><em>PHOTO: IMAGO / Insidefoto</em></p>


On Thursday, Juventus saw its points deduction of 15 revoked, shooting the club back into third in Serie A, but future threats looming.

Juventus points deduction revoked for this season


<p>National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman has banned four coaches following the conclusion of an investigation. NWSL banned Paul Riley, Christy Holly, Rory Dames, and Richie Burke from coaching in the league again.</p>



<p>The joint investigation by the <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/nwsl-tv-schedule-and-streaming-links/">NWSL</a> and their players association surrounded severe allegations made against these coaches. Riley, former Portland Thorns manager, faces accusations of coercion and sexual harassment from incidents throughout his time in the league. Dames was also found to have emotionally and verbally abused his players while with the Chicago Red Stars.  </p>



<p>A total of six male team staff members in the NWSL were also previously fired in 2021 as well. Five of these personnel were coaches, while the sixth was a team’s general manager. Abuse, racist remarks, and sexual harassment were a few of the reasons for the sackings.</p>



<h2>NWSL commissioner releases statement on abuse and misconduct bans</h2>



<p>“The league will continue to prioritize implementing and enhancing the policies, programs and systems that put the health and safety of our players first,” Berman said in a <a href="https:\/\/www.nwslsoccer.com/news/statement-regarding-corrective-action" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">statement</a> released on Monday. “Those actions are fundamental to the future of our league, especially as we build a league that strengthens our players’ ability to succeed and prosper on and off the pitch.” </p>



<p>“As part of our commitment to accountability and deterrence, the league has determined that further corrective action with respect to certain organizations and individuals identified in the Joint Investigative Report is appropriate and necessary.”&nbsp;</p>



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<p>Along with the aforementioned bans, Berman also gave temporary bans to former Utah Royals coach Craig Harrington and former Gotham general manager Alyse LaHue. NWSL bans those two for at least two years in this abuse and misconduct ruling.</p>



<h5>Players association lauds Berman’s decision</h5>



<p>The league’s players association welcomed the bans handed down by Berman. “This marks a critical step towards holding clubs and team leaders accountable for their actions, or in actions, that compromised and betrayed player safety,” read the <a href="https:\/\/twitter.com/nwsl_players" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">statement</a>.</p>



<p>Also, NWSL fined six clubs in the ruling. The Red Stars and Thorns both face penalties of at least $1 million. Racing Louisville, North Carolina Courage, OL Reign, and Gotham FC received fines, as well. NWSL struck those four teams with penalties in the $50,000-$200,000 range.</p>



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