(FILES) Picture taken 25 May 2005 of AC

Istanbul, TURKEY: (FILES) Picture taken 25 May 2005 of AC Milan's Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo reacting at the end of the UEFA Champions league football final AC Milan vs Liverpool, at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul. Liverpool won 3-2 on penalties. AC Milan will be allowed to stay in the top flight but will be penalised by a points deduction and booted out of next season's Champions League, according to a report in the Gazetta dello Sport newspaper, 14 July 2006. The verdict in Italy's match-fixing scandal will be given this evening. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS MARIT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS MARIT/AFP via Getty Images)