Manchester City’s fate in European long-term competitions will be after this weekend. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) announced on Friday that the decision on the club’s appeal against a two-year ban on UEFA competitions will be officially approved on Monday.
The appeal came in reaction after UEFA banned the club from participating in European competitions for two years and fined City 30 million euros ($34 million) for allegedly concealing fair-play monetary violations in overvalued sponsorship revenue from 2012 to 2015. Last month, 3 days The hearing held for the case via videoconference, where the English aspect vehemently refuted those allegations.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) shall release the decision adopted in the arbitration proceedings between Manchester City Football Club and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on Monday thirteen July 2020.
A press release will be published on CBS at 10:30 a.m. local time.
The resolution does not recognize the City’s ability to compete in the 2019-2020 tournament. That’s what things will look like next season. City, currently in the Premier League standings, would normally qualify for the Champions League at their current position. However, if the ban is maintained, or even reduced for one season, the club that finishes fifth in the most sensible league in England will take up its place in the European competition.
City has lately a 2–1 lead over Real Madrid after the first leg of the eighth round. The Spanish club will be measured on 7 August on the return. If he wins, City will face Juventus or Lyon in the quarter-finals.
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