UEFA Clears AC Milan, Aston Villa And Brighton To Play In Europe | Football News
UEFA on Friday authorised AC Milan, Aston Villa and Brighton to take part in European competitions next season after they made changes to avoid potential conflict with the multi-club ownership rule. Seven-time European champions Milan share the same US owners, RedBird Capital Partners, as French Cup winners Toulouse, while Villa's owners have a stake in Portuguese club Vitoria Guimaraes. Brighton owner Tony Bloom became the majority shareholder of Union Saint-Gilloise when he bought the Belgian side in 2018. European football's governing body had appointed investigators to study the links between the teams in question, but said it was now satisfied "no one has control or decisive influence over more than one club" participating in its competitions."Following the implementation of signif...