Man City Champions League ban: CAS clear Pep Guardiola's club from suspension
XTRATAINIC Manchester City have been cleared to play in the Champions league next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned their two-year ban from European competitions. On a day that will have far-reaching consequences for European football, governing body UEFA suffered a historic defeat which could irreparably damage their flagship Financial Fair Play regulations. City will still pay a €10m (£11.4m) fine – down from an initial €30m – for failing to co-operate with Uefa’s investigation, but crucially CAS judged that City “did not disguise equity funding as sponsorship contributions” and that the alleged breaches of FFP rules were “either not established or time-barred”. City denied any wrongdoing throughout the process and insisted that they would be vindicated by CAS. In a statement, the club said: “Whilst Manchester City and its legal advisors are yet to review the full ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the club welcomes th...