UEFA President Ceferin justifies the decision to exclude Manchester City from the Champions League."

 

 UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has insisted that UEFA was right to ban Manchester City from the Champions League for two years and fine them €30 million for violating Financial Fair Play rules

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. The ban was later overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in July 2020, but Ceferin maintains that UEFA was right to sanction City

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. Manchester City is currently facing more than 100 charges of violating the Premier League’s financial rules, and a hearing is due this year

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. Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, has urged Ceferin to respect the procedure of appeal and understand that the club has the right to defend itself