Tue Jul 15 17:12:47 2008

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FC Porto will play in Champions League

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Porto, Portugal (Sports Network) - FC Porto will play in the Champions League this season after The Court of Arbitration for Sport denied an appeal by two other Portuguese clubs to knock the team out of the competition on Tuesday.

Porto was initially banned from the Champions League in May after it was found guilty of attempting to bribe referees during the 2003-04 season. That decision was later overturned.

Portugal's Guimaraes would have jumped from the qualifying stages of the event to group stage and Benfica would have moved into the qualifying rounds if Porto was taken out of the tournament.