Aleksander Ceferin, president of UEFA, is sure that Manchester City violated financial fair play when they punished the English club by not participating in European competitions for two years, a sanction that was overturned by the European Court of Arbitration.
The English club received this penalty in 2019, but, after an appeal, it was reduced to a fine of 10 million euros for non-cooperation with the investigation.
In an interview with British newspaper ‘The Telegraph’, Ceferin said he believes they were right to penalize the ‘Sky Blues’.
“We knew we were right. We wouldn’t have decided what we decided if we weren’t right,” Ceferin said. “As a case lawyer for 23 years, I know that sometimes you win a case that you are sure to lose and vice versa. You just have to respect the democratic decision of the court,” he added.
Less than a year ago, City were accused by the Premier League of 115 financial irregularities between 2009 and 2018 which could see them face new sanctions in the domestic competition, including the loss of points or possible relegation.
“I don’t want to talk about the case of England, but I trust that the decision of our independent body – the one that decided on the sanction not to compete in Europe – is correct,” he said.
“I understand the fans, because they want to know what’s going on and what the consequences are, but I don’t want to get into this particular case because I don’t know what the Premier League has to deal with. I don’t want to criticize anything because I don’t. It would be fair,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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