Football
UEFA, European football’s
governing body has banned Manchester City from all club competitions for the
next two seasons.
The Premier League club were
found to have committed serious breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and
Financial Fair Play Regulations.
Man City are allowed to
continue competing at in this season’s Champions League
A statement by UEFA read:
“The Adjudicatory Chamber, having considered all the evidence, has found that
Manchester City Football Club committed serious breaches of the UEFA Club
Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations by overstating its sponsorship
revenue in its accounts and in the break-even information submitted to UEFA
between 2012 and 2016.
“The Adjudicatory Chamber
has imposed disciplinary measures on Manchester City Football Club directing
that it shall be excluded from participation in UEFA club competitions in the
next two seasons (ie: the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons) and pay a fine of 30
million euros.”
They are allowed to continue
competing in this season’s Champions League, where they face 13-time winners
Real Madrid in the last-16.
Man City have said they are
“disappointed but not surprised” by UEFA’s announcement and will appeal against
the punishment at the Court of Arbitration for Sport “at the earliest
opportunity.”
Man City have never won the
Champions League and their quest to win it has got a whole lot harder’
The statement read:
“Manchester City is disappointed but not surprised by today’s announcement by
the UEFA Adjudicatory Chamber.
“The club has always anticipated
the ultimate need to seek out an independent body and process to impartially
consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence in support of its
position.
“Simply put, this is a case
initiated by UEFA, prosecuted by UEFA and judged by UEFA.
“With this prejudicial
process now over, the Club will pursue an impartial judgement as quickly as
possible and will therefore, in the first instance, commence proceedings with
the Court of Arbitration for Sport at the earliest opportunity.”
In the absence of a
successful appeal, Pep Guardiola’s side would be unable to compete in the
competition until the 2022/23 campaign.
Findings published by UEFA
also state that the club “failed to cooperate in the investigation of this case
by the CFCB.”
Credit; www.talksports.com
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