Would imagine they get in next season through appeal and then banned, there’s no way the whole thing will be dropped given the amount of time spent investigating.
Doesn’t surprise me though. As Bungie said it’s been very clear since the early GAF days that this is an institution propped up by murky sponsorship payments and fiddled books.
Just surprised they decided to take on the sheikh.
Doesn’t surprise me though. As Bungie said it’s been very clear since the early GAF days that this is an institution propped up by murky sponsorship payments and fiddled books.
Just surprised they decided to take on the sheikh.
By Roberto Larcos Go To PostImmediate appeal to CAS and suspension of penalty I assume? Then quietly dropped / reduced to just a fine after everyone's forgotten about it.Wouldn't surprise me, these things always seem to get overturned or shortened.
By inky Go To PostI'm just gonna enjoy this before CAS rules in their favor.
For now tho,
All UEFA’s lawyers need to take to the CAS appeal is a photo of empty seats at the Etihad and a video of Pep complaining about their shitty attendances at CL matches. How can such a poorly supported club realistically claim that such absurd sponsorships reflect it’s standing in the game?
By Daz Go To PostDidn't see that coming.Pep did, that's why he's #leaving
the appeal will probably freeze the ban for next season while it goes to court then the sentence will be suspended to 1 year, and then to just 15 million fine
Xpike, pls. Give us the chance to enjoy it while we can, m9.
By Freewheelin Go To PostPep did, that's why he's #leaving
i do find it funny how some American sports team got caught straight up cheating during a finals and they got less than this
I understand why people are saying it will be overturned, but I guess none of us expected them to do this in the first place. So let’s wait and see. Regardless it’s a horrendous look and is a permanent stain on the club.
By Fergie Go To PostImagine getting into CL in 5th with something like 50 points.Sheff Utd fans, man.
By Arnie Go To PostI understand why people are saying it will be overturned, but I guess none of us expected them to do this in the first place. So let’s wait and see. Regardless it’s a horrendous look and is a permanent stain on the club.i don't think i needed this to think city are a stain on the sport
By Fergie Go To PostIt doesn't change his mindset at all as that was a load of bollocks anyway. Anybody with two brain-cells to rub together knew that they were cheating, saying that he'd been made promises just gave him a bit of deniability.
This ban may or may not have an impact on Pep's future, but it won't be because the owners lied to him about their FFP compliance.
By domino Go To Postthe ban should be increased when they appeal.
They will take this as far as they can. They won’t take this laying down.
By Arnie Go To PostI understand why people are saying it will be overturned, but I guess none of us expected them to do this in the first place. So let’s wait and see. Regardless it’s a horrendous look and is a permanent stain on the club.
A permanent stain on the club?
Nothing about the process has been fair from day one.
And if CAS overturns it well that’s like Vanish Gold right?
By Dan Go To PostA permanent stain on the club?lol
Nothing about the process has been fair from day one.
And if CAS overturns it well that’s like Vanish Gold right?
footballs a joke, imagine thinking anything about top club financials is 'fair'. glad the sport is dying.
By Dan Go To PostA permanent stain on the club?Bordering on parody
Nothing about the process has been fair from day one.
And if CAS overturns it well that’s like Vanish Gold right?
By Freewheelin Go To PostlolI mean, he's right. It was unfair for City that all their dirty emails with unquestionable proof of wrongdoing were leaked all over the media like that, making UEFA's job that much easier. They certainly put a lot of effort into hiding all their shady deals.
We all know Man City have been cheating for a long time now with FFP which is why everything they've won since is absolutely meaningless. Considering the amount they have won due to cheating a 2 year ban isn't enough in fact it's an insult but i fully expect more brown envelopes to be handed under tables while doing secret handshakes to get most if not all of this ban removed.
Happy Valentine's Man City ❤❤❤
Happy Valentine's Man City ❤❤❤
By Bungie Go To Post@TrollfootballThat gif transcends the #banter merchants imo
@TheLadBible
@BBCSporf
By Dan Go To PostThey will take this as far as they can. They won’t take this laying down.This ... what? The evidence is overwhelming. It's been a long time coming.
It might've been swept under the rug in different times, but Fifa / Uefa can't afford to lose face again at a time like this.
By Zabojnik Go To PostThis … what? The evidence is overwhelming. It's been a long time coming.Fifa can, but UEFA surely don't want to benefit Infantinos friends again.
It might've been swept under the rug in different times, but Fifa / Uefa can't afford to lose face again at a time like this.
Plus Ceferin needed to let action follow his words about FFP.
Anyway, time for footy Zabo.
Pray for Penny.
By Zabojnik Go To PostThis … what? The evidence is overwhelming. It's been a long time coming.Zabo knows what's up
It might've been swept under the rug in different times, but Fifa / Uefa can't afford to lose face again at a time like this.
Fuck off absolute fucking retards. That's the league lost. Useless Greek Swedish cunt mouth breather
By Hitch Go To PostThat gif transcends the #banter merchants imo
100% repost
By Wahabipapangus Go To PostFuck off absolute fucking retards. That's the league lost. Useless Greek Swedish cunt mouth breather
if only you could go back a few hours to snapchatting people wanking... what a rollercoaster of a day for you
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/14/leaked-emails-and-invoices-led-to-manchester-city-ban-from-champions-league-europe-uefa
Throughout the startling “leaks” of Manchester City’s internal emails in the German magazine Der Spiegel, and the resulting investigation by Uefa which led ultimately to Friday’s guilty finding and two-season Champions League ban and €30m (£25m) fine, City’s response has been uniform: scorn, outrage, denial.
The emails, splashed by Spiegel with evident relish across a series of exposés, punched into City’s expertly and expensively created modern image in three broad areas relating to Uefa’s financial fair play rules, which were introduced in 2011 to deter clubs from overspending.
First, and most damaging, were emails and accounting documents which appeared to show that City’s owner, Sheikh Mansour, of the Abu Dhabi ruling family, was mostly funding the huge, £67.5m annual sponsorship of the club’s shirt, stadium and academy by his country’s airline, Etihad. That created a perception that the Abu Dhabi hierarchy, in their drive to mega-spend on City attaining elite status while somehow complying with FFP rules, had deceived Uefa in their financial submissions.
This serious trouble for City sprang from a tiny number of emails, a fraction of the documentary dump provided to Spiegel by its source, Rui Pinto, a Portuguese national now charged in his home country with 147 criminal offences including computer hacking, all of which he denies.
FFP rules limit the amount of money owners can put in to bankroll losses, encouraging top-division European clubs not to overspend on players’ wages and transfer fees and risk falling into financial crisis, and to spend within their revenues. Mansour started financing mega-losses on player signings and wages after his 2008 takeover and City had scrambled, particularly following the introduction of FFP in 2011, to turbo-boost their revenues with large sponsorships from Abu Dhabi companies.
One of the emails, from City’s then chief financial officer, Jorge Chumillas, headed “Cashflow”, stated that Mansour’s own company vehicle, the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG), would be paying £57m as a “contribution to 13/14 sponsorship fee”, while only £8m was Etihad’s “direct contribution”. Then Chumillas sent invoices for Etihad, internally to the City executives Ferran Soriano and Simon Pearce, stating that for 2015-16, the Etihad sponsorship was £67.5m, of which “£8m should be funded directly by Etihad and £59.5 [sic] by ADUG”.
Follwing the Spiegel coverage, Uefa’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) investigatory chamber (IC) finally announced last March that it was launching an investigation, and City responded by saying they would comfortably prove that the accusations were “entirely false”. The IC, a panel of grandees chaired by Yves Leterme, a former Belgian prime minister, was clearly not convinced, however, after its inquiry which involved two days of hearings, and it charged the club in May. City responded with scorn, accusing the IC of ignoring “a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence”, said the decision was the result of “mistakes, misinterpretations and confusions fundamentally borne out of a basic lack of due process”, and in effect accused the IC of being biased, running “a wholly unsatisfactory, curtailed, and hostile process”.
City expressed huge outrage that the IC’s pending decision to charge was leaked two days early – which was indeed embarrassing to Uefa – although the truth is that throughout the process, very little detail has leaked. The fact that the IC did charge City, though, made it self-evident that the hierarchy’s explanations, and whatever documentation they did provide, did not satisfy the IC that questions raised by the club’s own internal communications had been irrefutably answered.