{"id":15669,"date":"2020-07-13T08:17:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T12:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15669"},"modified":"2020-07-14T09:18:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T13:18:51","slug":"manchester-citys-two-year-champions-league-ban-lifted-by-cas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15669","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City&#8217;s Two Year Champions League Ban Lifted By CAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/etihad.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/etihad.png 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/etihad-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Manchester City\u2019s two-season European ban has been lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA\u2019s club financial control body (CFCB) sanctioned City in February for what it said was a breach of its Financial Fair Play (FFP) and club licensing regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The CFCB said City had overstated sponsorship revenue in their accounts and in the break-even information submitted to UEFA between 2012 and 2016, and for failing to co-operate with its investigation.<\/p>\n<p>City immediately signaled their intention to appeal, and CAS has now cleared them to compete in the Champions League next season and reduced a \u20ac30 million fine to \u20ac10m.<\/p>\n<p>City issued a statement welcoming \u201cthe implications\u201d of the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read: \u201cWhilst Manchester City and its legal advisors are yet to review the full ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the club welcomes the implications of today\u2019s ruling as a validation of the club\u2019s position and the body of evidence that it was able to present.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club wishes to thank the panel members for their diligence and the due process that they administered.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-15669\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15669&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-15669\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15669&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-15669\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15669&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15669\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City\u2019s two-season European ban has been lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. 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