PAOK Salonika barred from UEFA Cup
ATHENS, Greece -- Greek club PAOK Salonika have been barred from taking part in next season's UEFA Cup after necessary financial guarantees were submitted too late. The announcement came despite the Greek Football Federation giving the club the green light to play after received a 6m euro ($7.56m) guarantee from the National Bank of Greece. PAOK declined to comment on the decision but a UEFA press spokesman said there was no recourse to an appeal. "This was an administrative matter and not a disciplinary one. In such cases there is no appeal system at UEFA," he said. "If PAOK want to appeal then they must go through the Court of Arbitration for Sport." Atromitos, who finished seventh in the league, one place below PAOK, will now play in the UEFA Cup and Larissa in the Intertoto Cup.
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