Pep Guardiola, his players and all the supporters of Manchester City can breathe. The Sports Arbitral Tribunal announced Monday morning that it had canceled the UEFA decision which had suspended the English club for two years of European competitions in violation of the rules of financial fair play. Citizens will therefore be able to compete in C1 next season and the following season if they qualify. The club will still have to pay a fine of 10 million euros. He is also doing well on this front since UEFA had sanctioned him with a fine of 30 million euros.
"Manchester City has not disguised its sponsorship contracts"
The Sports Arbitral TribunalIn February, the trial chamber of the clubs financial control authority sanctioned Manchester City with a two-year suspension for “serious violations” of financial fair play rules between 2012 and 2016 accusing the leaders of having sleight of hand to cover up sponsorship contracts. "Manchester City did not disguise its sponsorship contracts but failed to cooperate with UEFA," said the CAS, the supreme court in the sports world.
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