Leeds lost the final to Milan 1-0 but the referee's performance in the match was so suspect he was later banned for life. Uefa say their own regulations forbid them to investigate a match played more than 20 years ago.
Richard said: "That fact David Mills has been found guilty of receiving a bribe from Berlusconi, the owner of Milan, suggests that bribery is endemic at the club from the very top down.
"Milan have been involved in several bribery cases and Berlusconi has of course engineered immunity to protect himself from prosecution on other bribery charges. This sort of behaviour is completely unacceptable in any part of society.
"Uefa can take a really bold step against bribery by stripping clubs of silverware if there is evidence they have won it by match-fixing even if the games took place over 30 years ago. Few doubt that Leeds were cheated out of the Cup Winners' Cup back in 1973 and I believe there is enough evidence to mount a proper investigation into the game."
- Following the most recent corruption scandal the Italian Football Federation deducted AC Milan eight points from the 2006/2007 Serie A championship.
- AC Milan were relegated from Serie A in 1980 for their part in a bribery scandal.
- Richard previously wrote to Uefa concerning this issue in August 2006.
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