The latest news regarding Manchester City, as the head of UEFA speaks out
Aleksander Ceferin, the president of UEFA, has reaffirmed his belief that the European Football Association (UEFA) was correct in its decision to sanction Manchester City for earlier violations of financial regulations.
In 2018, UEFA issued a charge against City for violating Financial Fair Play (FFP) standards, which resulted in the club being punished with a two-year suspension and expulsion from the Champions League.
After appealing the verdict, the Blues took it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which ultimately resulted in the ruling being reversed.
City is presently facing 115 allegations in the Premier League for violations of competition rules that have occurred over the course of more than a decade.
The city maintains that they have a “irrefutable body of evidence” to back up their claim that they have not committed any wrongdoing, and they have hired attorneys to contest the judgment.
In response to the historical inquiry that UEFA is conducting into City, Ceferin has now adopted a clear stance.
During an interview with the Telegraph, he stated, “We certainly are aware that we were correct.” If we did not believe that we were correct, we would not make a decision.
As a trial lawyer who has worked for twenty-five years, I am aware that there are instances when you win a case that you are certain you will lose.
Also, there are occasions when you are certain that you have won a case.
The ruling of the court is something that each and every person in a serious democracy is required to respect.
I do not wish to discuss the situation that is taking place in England. However, I have faith that the choice that was made by our autonomous body was the right one. In no way did I participate in making this choice.
City has asserted that the judgment issued by the Community Advisory Service (CAS) is a validation, and they have categorically denied the claims that were made by the Premier League.
The situation is significantly more complicated than the one that resulted in Everton being penalized with a reduction of ten points.
They want to know what’s going on and what are the consequences but I don’t want to enter into this concrete process because I don’t know what the Premier League is dealing with,” Ceferin stated, expressing sympathy for supporters. In all honesty, I have no desire to criticize or say anything along such lines. It wouldn’t be right either.”
The trial of City has already been scheduled, and the chief executive officer of the Premier League, Richard Masters, has expressed his support for the case.
He stated this during a Parliamentary select committee meeting that took place in Westminster last week.
“I can [understand fans’ frustration], but they are very different charges [for Everton, when compared to Manchester City],” he claimed that he understood.
In the event if any team, regardless of whether they were the current champions or not, discovered that they were in violation for the 2022–2023 season, they would be in the exact same predicament as Everton and Nottingham Forest.
The nature and scope of the allegations that have been leveled against Manchester City, which I am not permitted to discuss, are being heard in an entirely other setting.
There is a date that has been established for that proceeding, but I am unable to tell you when that date is; but, it is moving forward. Someone has decided on a date.
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