Aside from City saying they're completely innocent, aren't they also saying that a 200 page dossier to counter the emails that they submitted was completely ignored? If that's the case I really can see no other outcome. Though I suspect that they'll want to prove their innocence as well win on procedural grounds.
Especially since every time someone breaks the rules, the punishment is reversed on appeal. Its basically an unenforceable set of rules, which renders the whole thing pointless.
Not true as far as I can see, plenty of clubs have been punished by it. City included. The whole principle of it just stinks though and exists purely to keep the big clubs at the top.
not quite AC Milan have struck a deal with Uefa to serve a one-year ban from European football over breaches of Financial Fair Play rules. The club, which finished fifth in Italy's Serie A, will miss next season's Europa League.28 Jun 2019 That was after they presented new evidence to CAS who got both parties agreement to use their arbitration .
If by "punished" you mean a fine....what is a fine to a Champions League football club these days? 200k fine? pfft. The only punishment that will sting the clubs is exclusion from European football, and that hurts UEFA as well, and they aint prepared to take the hit, as corrupt as they are.........
Well yeah, but seriously though, if you fine Man City £250,000, I mean wtf is that gonna do? What kind of incentive is that for clubs to play fair if they know they will just get a stern talking to and a pocket change fine?
Think some of the punishments have also been around not increasing the wage bill for the following season and reduced squad numbers, though I'd have to go looking for details. I agree that fining clubs for breaking financial rules seems a bit backwards at best mind. Like I say, hopefully it's binned off soon anyway.
City got fined £49m in 2014, with UEFA suspending £32m of after negotiations. They also had their CL squad reduced for the following season.
