PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish soccer club Osasuna said Tuesday it has overturned expulsion from the Europa Conference League after reaching an agreement with UEFA which was signed off by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
UEFA did not immediately confirm the agreement with Osasuna.
UEFA removed Osasuna from the third-tier European competition three weeks ago because former club officials were implicated in fixing matches a decade ago.
Osasuna argued its current management was not involved in wrongdoing. The club filed an appeal at CAS trying to save its first European qualification for 17 years which it earned by placing seventh in the Spanish league last season.
In a statement Tuesday, Osasuna said a so-called “consent award” was reached with UEFA and ratified by CAS.
A verdict was needed before the Conference League playoff round starts Aug. 24.
Athletic Bilbao, which was eighth in La Liga, had been preparing to enter the playoffs draw that UEFA will make on Aug. 7.
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