For the football enthusiasts around the world, this is undoubtedly the best sports news – Manchester abolishes ban from Champions League.
Manchester City recently made a fantastic announcement regarding this ban. In a New York minute, the fans were feeling very cheerful as Manchester City successfully overturned its two-year ban from the Champions League. Earlier, UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) punished Manchester City in February for some of the “serious breaches” of finance, monitoring rules and failure in cooperation with the investigators.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport endorsed the Manchester City’s appeal for UEFA ban. But they, in turn, imposed a charge of 10 million euro (USD 11.3 million) for not cooperating with the investigators. The Court also stated – Some UEFA allegations accusing the City of breaking the finance rules are dating back to several years which were “time-barred”.
This ban removing decision is taken by three judges and gave a “green signal” to the Manchester City to play in group stages of The Champion League in the next season. This case clearly does not affect the City’s place in this season’s competition, which will surely resume in the next month.
Guardiola had pledged to stay in Manchester and said“no matter what happens” in the courts. The club welcomes the implications of today’s ruling as a validation of the club’s position and the body of evidence that it was able to present,” was also said in a statement.