UEFA HANDS FENERBACHE 2 YEAR BAN AND BESIKTAS ARE EXCLUDED FROM NEXT YEARS EUROPA LEAGUE

Uefa has banned Fenerbache from competing in European competition for two seasons and Besiktas for a season, the governing body confirmed on Tuesday,

Both Istanbul giants were embroiled in a match-fixing scandal at the tail-end of the 2010-11 campaign which saw Aykut Kocaman's side's miraculous run to the Super Lig title subject to suspicion.

Besiktas, meanwhile, won the Turkish cup that year on penalties against Istanbul BB, but they soon gave back the trophy when the investigation was announced.