According to ESPN, Milan as well as the 11 other teams that initially joined the proposed European Super League could face up to a two year ban from the UEFA Champions League. A two year ban from Champions or Europa League is the maximum punishment in the organization's disciplinary actions, and the organization is willing to serve up that punishment for clubs that have yet to fully distance themselves from the ESL project.
UEFA has been in meetings over the last two weeks with the 12 rebel clubs in effort to extract a formal definitive commitment not to pursue engagement with the ESL. Thus far, they have received an agreement from 7 clubs, while Inter is very close to an understanding as well. The four remaining clubs, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and Milan have yet to come to terms with UEFA
The four holding out have claimed they have not committed any wrongdoing, and state that their involvement in the ESL did in fact "ask for permission" when it came to discussions with UEFA and FIFA. Article 51, which strikes down the ability for clubs to organize without UEFA permission, is where the clubs are breaching the UEFA guidelines, and they could receive the two year maximum punishment for their involvement.
Sources have confirmed that it would be premature for UEFA to begin disciplinary proceedings. Madrid filed an injunction regarding the case, and that will delay the disciplinary measures from UEFA without holding a proper legal battle.
According to the ESL's own statues, if 9 out of the 12 teams are to pull out on their own officially, the league itself will dissolve. Currently they have 8 teams ready to withdraw, so just one more is needed for the project to be terminated. UEFA has been doing its best to chip away at the teams, and they sit just one away from completing their goal of disbanding the league.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin had a few words to say in regards to how he may punish the participants:
"For me it's a clear difference between the English clubs and the other six. They pulled out first; they admitted they made a mistake,".
He went on to say:
"For me, there are three groups of this 12 -- the English six, who went out first, then the other three [Atletico Madrid, Milan and Inter] after them and then the ones who feel the Earth is flat and they think the Super League still exists [Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus]. And there is a big difference between those. But everyone will be held responsible. In what way, we will see,".
With the potential ban of UEFA events, it is also speculated that teams will face harsh financial penalties.
Milan is obviously in a clear position to be playing European football next season, whether it be Champions or Europa. If UEFA does choose to lump the Rossoneri in with the group of harsher offenders, they could potentially be losing the opportunity and money of UEFA competitions next season. Milan have many expiring contracts and are looking to bring it new talent next season, and receiving a financial punishment will not make those renewals or acquisitions an easy task.
