UEFA have confirmed they have rejected Sion's appeal against their expulsion from the Europa League, allowing Celtic to remain in the competition.
The Swiss club were thrown out of the tournament on September 2 after being found guilty of fielding ineligible players, with Celtic handed their place in the group stages despite losing the play-offs 3-1 on aggregate.
Sion vowed to fight their expulsion but have lost their appeal to be reinstated following today's hearing.
A UEFA statement confirmed: "THE UEFA Appeals Body today rejected FC Sion's appeal against their expulsion from the group stages of this season's Europa League."
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