Spanish soccer club Osasuna announces deal with UEFA to overturn expulsion from competition

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish soccer club Osasuna has overturned expulsion from the Europa Conference League after reaching an agreement with UEFA which was ratified by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. UEFA had removed Osasuna from the third-tier European competition because former club officials were implicated in fixing matches a decade ago. Osasuna argued its current management was not involved in wrongdoing. The Pamplona club filed an appeal at CAS trying to save its first European qualification for 17 years. Osasuna said a “consent award” was reached with UEFA. The governing body added Osasuna produced new evidence “which it was not in a position to file at an earlier stage.”