Manchester City banned from Champions League for two years
Manchester City are ‘highly likely’ to face a Premier League points deduction this season after they were punished by UEFA. City have been banned from participating in the Champions League for two years and also received a £25million fine for breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.
As reported by The Independent, the Premier League will be forced to act due to its own licensing, which pertains to UEFA’s FFP rules.
UEFA’s Adjudicatory Chamber found that City overstated its sponsorship revenue.
Although City’s Champions League ban could be overturned, that is unlikely to be the case for any punishment that they face from the Premier League.
The report indicates that Premier League committees had already discussed potential punishments in the event that UEFA punished City.
Any points deduction doesn’t hinder their title hopes or put them in danger of relegation. City are currently in second place in the Premier League on 51 points, 22 points adrift of runaway leaders Liverpool. They are also 27 points above the relegation zone.
Manchester City is disappointed but not surprised by today’s announcement by the UEFA Adjudicatory Chamber.
City reacted furiously to the development and say they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). -Dailymail