Couldn't happen to a nicer club. I hope they get PSG next. States have no business owning football clubs.
Manchester City banned from CL for 2 seasons and fined 30 million euros | CAS - Ban lifted, fined 10 million
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There seems to be a bit of a consensus here that city will appeal and have it completely overturned. Do people think the CAS is some corrupt system or something? Is is beyond any shred of doubt that city cheated, they HAVE to be punished. There’s no way they don’t get at the very least one seasons CL ban out of this.
Of course, but I'm just surprised UEFA threw the book at them.
The more they are seen for what they are - cheats - the better.
Normally don't give a feck about City but...
Well they made it all too obvious in fairness, gave zero fecks about coming out with all sorts of daft sponsorship figures to show what a massive club they were.
I’d love to one day know just how much the likes of Pep, Aguero and KdB are really getting paid.
Sooooo, will 5th be letting Sheff Utd/Spurs into CL?
It would be CAS dealing with the appeal, not UEFA.
Sorry to sound like a spoilsport, but how many honestly think this will just get overturned and forgotten about at appeal?
Yeah it's not happening, won't be upheld.
This is still the massive elephant in the room for me with that shady club. I'd love to know the real wages.
Ah, did not know that
Will probably find a way to have it overturned
I see this as an "opening offer" type thing, personally. I know that's a weird way of wording it, but it's just a loose analogy. UEFA come in hard, City respond by appealing, UEFA then reduce it to 1 season instead. That's how i see it going.
Well they didn't want to hear the Champions League anthem so all good.
This is fantastic to see 
That’s encouraging. Did AC appeal and get any kind of reduction?
José Narciso da Cunha Rodrigues was presiding the panel, he's a European court of Justice judge, very respected legal mind, he won't come to the CAS empty handed. City can be worried.
PSG inflated their revenues with a contract but a least it was in plain sight. The contract was re-assed (and ultimately almost abandonned since Accor is now our main sponsor), we were sanctionned and forced to find other revenues (which is a very good thing, thank you FPF for pushing us in that direction, we can now survive without Qatar money) and cooperated with UEFA in the process. City decided to do worst by creating shell companies to hide that, then prevented UEFA from properly investigating. Too bad for them, now the hammer falls.
PSG inflated their revenues with a contract but a least it was in plain sight. The contract was re-assed (and ultimately almost abandonned since Accor is now our main sponsor), we were sanctionned and forced to find other revenues (which is a very good thing, thank you FPF for pushing us in that direction, we can now survive without Qatar money) and cooperated with UEFA in the process. City decided to do worst by creating shell companies to hide that, then prevented UEFA from properly investigating. Too bad for them, now the hammer falls.
City doing their own little Brexit. Hope it doesn't drag on.
This. UEFA is too corrupt not to accept more bribes to overturn this
So where’s Pep going next season?
Means 5th place becomes a CL spot, doesn't it? In theory, at least.
Probably paid in expensive paintings somehow.
I find it strange too, that they can somehow get very good players but at a max cost of 40-60m while others pay through the nose
Imagine the boos at the Etihad now against Madrid
Pep will be secretly a bit pleased to have a good get out now, the great Pep can't manage a non CL team.
Cracking news for Sheffield.
Blimey
Which God has Solskjaer been offering gifts toFinish 5th and get champs league?
Oh yea
The appeal is before the CAS, this institution has NOTHING to do with UEFA.
Am I right in thinking City have never denied it? Their defence being they've already paid a fine for it in 2016 (despite additional information coming to light since) and that this all started off the back of a supposed illicit WikiLeak?
Hearing Juve are foaming at the mouth for him.
Oh dear, what a shame.
Couldn't happen to a nicer club and manager.
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