UEFA Ban Manchester City From Champions League For Two Seasons

Manchester City have been banned from participating in the Champions League for two seasons after being found guilty of breaking the Financial Fair Play rules by the governing body. 

An investigation in the club's dealings was launched 2018 after a German media outlet Der Spiegel published "leaked" emails and documents that revealed the club have not been complying with the regulations. 

Besides getting banned from the competition, the governing body also handed out a fine of £25 million (€30m) to the club by the Uefa's club's financial control body (CFCB). But, City has revealed it will be appealing against the ruling which they considered as being biased from the onset. 

Manchester City finished last season with a domestic treble, Premier League, FA Cup, and EFL Cup - first of it kind in English football history 

The investigation revealed that City's owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the Abu Dhabi ruling family has been secretly funding the club's shirt sponsorship through his country airline company. Until the investigation was carried out, it was found that a sum of £67.8m has been injected into the club between 2015-16. 

In a statement released by City, it revealed that they would challenge the ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) address the ruling the alleged of being prejudiced and "disappointing". 

City challenge the competence of the governing body that it can not preside over a case it initiated and also prosecute. To that effect, it goes on to state that: "The club has always anticipated the ultimate need to seek out an independent body and process to impartially consider the evidence in support of its position."