{"id":543698,"date":"2020-02-14T14:07:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T19:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=543698"},"modified":"2020-02-14T14:07:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T19:07:17","slug":"manchester-city-banned-from-european-competitions-by-uefa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/02\/14\/manchester-city-banned-from-european-competitions-by-uefa\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City Banned From European Competitions By UEFA"},"content":{"rendered":"

UEFA have banned Manchester City<\/a> from European competitions for two seasons, due to “serious breaches” of financial fair play regulations. The ban will come into force at the start of next season, meaning that City’s status in this season’s tournament is unaffected. The Blues have also been fined \u00a325 million.<\/p>\n

UEFA Ban Manchester City From European Competitions<\/h2>\n

The Ban<\/h3>\n

City’s ban comes after they supposedly falsely inflated their sponsorship revenues when submitting their accounts, as per the FFP process. It means City that will not be able to feature in the next two editions of European competitions, as well as facing a huge financial penalty.<\/p>\n

In a statement on the club website, City said<\/a>: \u201cManchester City is disappointed but not surprised by today\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn December 2018, the UEFA Chief Investigator publicly previewed the outcome and sanction he intended to be delivered to Manchester City, before any investigation had even begun. The subsequent flawed and consistently leaked UEFA process he oversaw has meant that there was little doubt in the result that he would deliver.\u00a0\u00a0The Club has formally complained to the UEFA Disciplinary body, a complaint which was validated by a CAS ruling.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSimply 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 judgment as quickly as possible and will therefore, in the first instance, commence proceedings with the Court of Arbitration for Sport at the earliest opportunity.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It is not yet clear whether City will appeal the decision. However, any appeal will likely go through the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<\/div>\n
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