British newspaper The Telegraph published a story on Thursday with the headline “Manchester City could be kicked out of all competitions, not just the Premier League”, raising the question: Could City be left in all national and international competitions? If he is guilty of the 115 charges of which the Premier League is accusing him?
City, accused of 115 financial irregularities between 2009 and 2018, He faces a trial starting Monday that will last about ten weeks, The outcome will be known as early as 2025 and could lead to anything from acquittal to financial fines, loss of points and even demotion.
This situation gave rise to all kinds of speculation and one of them is how it will affect him in other competitions: the FA Cup, the League Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup and the Champions League.
What the regulations of each competition say
In the case of the Champions League, Entry into the competition depends on national classification – finishing in the top four – and the delivery of a UEFA invitation or license. This invitation is rarely a matter of dispute, but not long ago it was debated whether or not UEFA would give it to Barcelona for the ‘Negreira case’ last season. Finally, the Barça team played in the top continental competition.
In the FA Cup, its laws state that “if a club is admitted to this competition, but later removed from the league in which it competes, the ‘Professional Game Board’ may be released in the competition team”. This council consists of representatives of the Premier League and the English Football League, the governing body from the English Second to Fourth division.
For League Cup, participating clubs are those in the EFL and Premier Leagueso City, if they are not in any of these competitions, can be left out.
And finally there is the FIFA Club World Cup, which will start its first edition in June next year and the regulations are not public, so it is not possible to know how FIFA will act if a team in its own league is sanctioned.
This context shows that the expulsion of the City from all competitions is still one of the many hypotheses passing through the City’s litigation. Until the independent commission in charge of the case makes a decision and the possible appeal is resolved, if any, it is impossible to respond with more precision about the future that awaits the champion of the last four leagues.
Source: La Verdad
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