Man City could be saved from relegation - because Premier League rivals will help
Manchester City could be saved from Premier League relegation by their direct rivals, after Pep Guardiola's side were banned from the Champions League for two seasons by UEFA, over alleged breaching of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.
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Manchester City risk being a points deduction in the Premier League, and could even by relegated to League Two, if the Premier League decides to take action on FFP breaches. Pep Guardiola’s side were barred from European competitions for two years, after UEFA found them guilty of breaching FFP regulations.
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Of course, some teams will be pushing for the maximum penalty.
They have accused City of inflating the market by spending over-the-odds on individuals.
That has subsequently come back around, meaning City’s rivals have had to pay more to keep up in recent years.
The rival clubs are also unhappy at the Citizens’ reaction to the UEFA ban.
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“It was hard, because we did this in the context of information being linked to the media, in the context of feeling of every step of the way, every engagement we had, we felt that we were considered guilty before anything was even discussed.
“This way our experience. This is the way we felt all the way through this process.
“We worked really hard and provided all kinds of evidence. But at the end, this FFP investigatory chamber relied more on out-of-context stolen emails, than all of the other evidence that showed what actually happened.