Court lifts barrier: Great relief when Pep Guardiola

Manchester City Star coach Pep Guardiola allowed to play in the next two seasons in the Champions League. A corresponding lock of the European football Union wa

Court lifts barrier: Great relief when Pep Guardiola

Manchester City Star coach Pep Guardiola allowed to play in the next two seasons in the Champions League. A corresponding lock of the European football Union was conceded by the court of arbitration for sport Cas. Uefa had sanctioned the English club for breach of financial rules, in contrast, was drawn to the City before the Cas in Lausanne, announced its verdict on Monday. The extra money penalty in the amount of 30 million euros was reduced by the Cas to ten million Euro (click here to read the grounds of judgment).

The recently-dethroned English Champions would have been the first European Topverein that is sanctioned for violation of the Financial Fair Play really hard. The employer of midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has dismissed the allegations of the Uefa from the start, and now had the Cas success. In a first opinion, the Citizens welcomed the Cas decision and thanked the judges for their care.

Coach Guardiola and the club's bosses may breathe a sigh of relief. The Spaniard had been announced with a view to his contract until the summer of 2021, to want to be a lock for the Champions League with the club. Two seasons be playing in the Premier class without the ambitious Guardiola out, but it seemed difficult to imagine.

The Uefa financial inspectors had determined that You should have a rating of City between 2012 and 2016, the sponsors income far in excess of fee. Funds, which have been declared as revenue by sponsors from Abu Dhabi, to be paid in the reality of club owner Sheikh Mansour. Including payments of Etihad Airways, City's main sponsor has said. Etihad, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates.

Date Of Update: 13 July 2020, 05:20