Ban Of The Manchester City Champions League Recommended By The UEFA Panel

Financial regulators of European football are willing to recommend that the new Manchester City, Premier League champion, cannot participate in the Champions League, the New York Times reported Monday. The governing body of European football, UEFA and the Premier League, launched an investigation this year after accusations were made in the German magazine Der Spiegel that the club violated the rules of the Financial Fair Play. The investigative chamber members of the UEFA financial control board, set up to analyze the accounts of clubs suspected of breaking cost control regulations, met two weeks ago in Switzerland to finalize their conclusions, the newspaper said.

"The leader of the investigation panel, the former prime minister of Belgium Yves Leterme, will have the final say on the presentation to a separate trial chamber, which could be presented as soon as this week, the body is expected to look for at least one season. of prohibition, "said the Times.

It was not clear if a ban of this type, if applied, would apply next season or in the 2020-21 campaign, the Times said, noting that with the qualification for the most prestigious and lucrative club championship in Europe to begin. in June, there is little time to finish a sanction.

Manchester City would also have the right to appeal such a ban before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Manchester City strongly denied any financial irregularities and said in March that they welcomed UEFA's investigation as an opportunity to clear their name. The Manchester City, which received a fine of 60 million euros (USD 67.3 million) and was subject to squad ceilings, salaries and expenses in a settlement agreed with UEFA in 2014 after a previous breach of the rules.

But the club says that the claims made in Der Spiegel were an "organized and clear" attempt to damage its reputation.

By: Preeti Narula

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