Manchester City has been banned from UEFA Champions League for two seasons because they were found guilty for misleading the authorities and breaking FFP rules. Manchester City has also been charged a massive €30 million fine. This a massive breaking news to the world of football. Will Manchester City not play against Real Madrid? How will this affect the Champions League spots for the English Premier League? Stick around to find out the answers to these questions.
This is a devastating news for Manchester City players and fans. But why has Manchester City been banned. Manchester City violated a rule. They misled the authorities and broke the Financial Fair Play(FFP) rule. This is big breach as UEFA are trying make football a bit fair for all clubs, restricting the rate at which clubs spend on buying players. Without this rule, a club could buy Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo, Hazard in one transfer market and that's not fair other teams. Chelsea had learned their lesson for breaking UEFA rules, where they were banned for one transfer market.
Manchester City will still be able play against Real Madridin the Round of 16 in the Champions League, as the ban is effective from the beginning of next season.
How will this recent development affect the Champions League race in the English Premier League? Let get a citation from UEFA rules
Article 4.08 of UEFA's admission criteria and procedure states that if City are banned, they'll be replaced 'by the next best-placed club in the top domestic championship of the same association'. Source.
What this simply means is that, the fifth spot will be like the fourth spot if Manchester City wasn't banned, hence, the fifth club for this season will be the club to play Champions League qualifications. The fourth club for this season will automatically enter Champions League group stage of next season.
This ban will affect Manchester City greatly as a club. Pep Guardiola will most likely leave, and many major players will leave. Players won't be eager to join Manchester City. Every coach and player likes to play in the UEFA Champions League. Pep Guardiola and many top players won't be able wait for two years before they would be allowed to play in the Champions League. This ban could affect Manchester City greatly. Although, Manchester City will appeal to FIFA.
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