Manchester City’s European football ban overturned
Court’s decision allows the club back into the Champions League competition next season
13 July 2020 - 14:40
Manchester — Manchester City’s two-year suspension from European football was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday, allowing the club to compete in next season’s elite Champions League competition.
The CAS ruled that City did not breach Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules by disguising equity funding as sponsorship. Sport’s highest court also reduced a fine for failing to co-operate with Uefa, European football’s governing body, to €10m from €30m...
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