Skyblues fans, furious with UEFA following several decisions against them, have been expressing their discontent for ten years. The first episode dates back to the 2011-2012 season.
Then star striker of the English team, Mario Balotelli, was the target of racist cries from Porto supporters during a Europa League match. Despite the seriousness of the facts, the Portuguese club was only fined 20,000 euros, a sum considered ridiculous by the Citizens. Two years later, it was financial fair play that disrupted Manchester City. While the leaders of the Mancunian club were lining up their tickets to afford a team that matched their ambitions, UEFA fined them 49 million pounds. A few weeks later, following the closed session imposed by UEFA for the CSKA Moscow-Manchester City match, the Skyblues supporters had not been reimbursed despite expenses incurred to attend the match. In 2020, act III. still spending as much on the transfer market, the English club was banned from European competitions for the following two seasons. Even though Pep Guardiola asked fans to stop whistling the Champions League anthem, they continue.