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Manchester City banned from the Champions League for 2 seasons.

Uefa's FFP compliance body has found Manchester City guilty of serious breaches of its rules, and have banned the club from the Champions (and Europa) League for two seasons, and fined the club €30m.
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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    Wow.
  • Jesus - the significance of this thread didnt register for a few moments when I first saw it
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    Wow.
    exactly .. still the appeal process to come  .. if the ban sticks, I bet Pep is soon gone
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Lol. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,291
    edited February 2020
    Well there's another answer to those who just want our current owners to splash the cash (if they have any)

    What I'd question though is whether PSG will earn a similar ban

    What'll happen to England's place in the Champions League? - Will it go to the team in fifth which currently suits Sheffield United
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    They’ll appeal and be reinstated. If not, bye bye Pep.
  • Will probably get overturned on appeal.
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,446

  • Does that mean Sheff Utd are in a CL spot as it stands?!
  • Bilko
    Bilko Posts: 767
    What a shame!!! 😀 But it might happen to us in a few years time 😂😂
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  • Probably reduced to one year on appeal. Means 5th will be good enough this year. Leicester and Sheffield U in champions league
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    I’d imagine City’s lawyers are pretty good!
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,446
    Statement from Manchester City: 

    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.

    In 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.  The Club has formally complained to the UEFA Disciplinary body, a complaint which was validated by a CAS ruling.  

    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 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. 

  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Good
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,995
    Wow.
    Wow indeed
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,215
    edited February 2020
    The model all makes sense now.

    Mansoor dumps City and invests in a club that one of his relatives' employees has conviniently just bought.

    Genius
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    If it is suspended for a year, pending appeal, maybe we could loan a few so we make sure we qualify :smiley:
  • The model all makes sense now.

    Mansoor dumps City and invests in a club that one his relatives' employees has just bought.

    Genius
    We might get a few good loans
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    Brilliant statement from City. I’m not really bothered by the big money clubs buying success, but I really despise those scumbags at UEFA. 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    This is a problem we are going to have in 3 years.
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  • I wonder if Pep will leave city?
  • Jesus - the significance of this thread didnt register for a few moments when I first saw it
    I never realised you knew Gabriel Jesus!
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350

  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,593
    Will never happen
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,143
    Will probably get overturned on appeal.
    Sure they will appeal but why are you sure it will be overturned? UEFA may be full of scumbags but there is clearly a serious case to answer.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Meanwhile, in a small, well-appointed office in Abu Dhabi, plans start to come together to ensure that at least one of the country's UK-based football clubs is given the best chance to compete for silverware in the next few seasons...
  • I’d imagine City’s lawyers are pretty good!
    Exactly. They will get the best lawyers going and will threaten Uefa with God knows what if they don't get reinstated. And they have far deeper pockets than Uefa. 

    This ban will never stick. 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    edited February 2020
    Statement from Manchester City: 

    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.

    In 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.  The Club has formally complained to the UEFA Disciplinary body, a complaint which was validated by a CAS ruling.  

    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 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. 

    This is deflection reminiscent of Trump at his petulant best, blaming the personnel and the process, and avoiding the facts that the case turns on.  It's important that decisions are made in the right way, but it's more important that the right decisions are, eventually reached.  So, while City may be aggrieved at the way in which the outcome was reached (and they should be given every opportunity to appeal against it), more important is the set of facts that lead to the decision.  

    It seems like they're not questioning any of the facts of the case.  
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,143
    I’d imagine City’s lawyers are pretty good!
    Exactly. They will get the best lawyers going and will threaten Uefa with God knows what if they don't get reinstated. And they have far deeper pockets than Uefa. 

    This ban will never stick. 
    Well that makes City as bad as UEFA "scumbags" then, and we might as well forget about FFP.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Prediction time...
    Ban suspended for a year while the appeal process takes place before the ban is ultimately dropped and replaced with a bigger fine.