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Manchester City have officially achieved the abolition of punishment on the European cups disqualification 11:10 16.07.2020

Manchester City to be in the Champions League

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Manchester City have officially achieved the abolition of punishment on the European cups disqualification.

This February, UEFA made a decision to disqualify Manchester City from the European cups for two seasons because of serious violations of the financial fair play. The club immediately hired numerous lawyers to make an appeal, who managed to convince the Court of Arbitration for Sport that they are right.

The basic proof of the Citizens’ violation was the violation of licensing rules and intentional overstatement of sponsorship income in the period from 2012 to 2016. Apart from the ban to participate in the European cups, the court obliged the Citizens to pay 30 million euros fine. And while the appeal for Etihad commoners to participate in the Champions League was satisfied, they still have to pay the fine. Although, its sum has reduced from 30 to 10 million euros.

The Citizens have already booked themselves a spot in the Champions League group stage three rounds before the end of the championship. Right now they have 72 points in their asset and a full control over the situation.

As for the decision on the appeal, several factors did not let the court of arbitration for sport to overrule the club’s appeal. First of all, it’s the world financial crisis that appeared in terms of the coronavirus pandemic. Without the Citizens, UEFA could have been lacking serious income, as there are already active discussion going on to start filling the stands of stadiums.

Secondly, of course, unwillingness to create a precedent. Manchester City’s confession of financial violation launched the chain of events, where all the top clubs got what they deserved, which spent too much on transfers and almost didn’t sell players. The Citizens, according to the club representatives, have an incriminating evidence on their colleagues, who aren’t clean.

Of course, the decision looks dual. UEFA doesn’t need ruckus right now. The absence in the Champions League would be a terrible outcome for Manchester City, which could have been finished in the Premier League, demoting them in class. But now all the danger passed and Guardiola doesn’t have any excuses regarding the fact, why he has not manage to win the Champions League cup. Either he wins it this season or confidence in the coach will plummet.

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