Manchester City had a very complicated weekend. From a sporting point of view, the Citizens saw Liverpool’s victory from a distance, relegating them twenty-five points behind the Premier League leader. From an administrative point of view, it is even more complicated since Friday evening we learned that the team led by Pep Guardiola, the Spanish technician, had received a heavy penalty for not respecting the rules of fair play financial institution.
” The referee board imposed disciplinary measures on Manchester City FC, ordering it to stop participating in UEFA club competitions for the next two seasons (i.e. the seasons 2020/21 and 2021/22) and pay a fine of 30 million euros », Could be read on the press release provided by the continental federation. But that’s not all since the Premier League could also impose sanctions on the Skyblues, such as withdrawing a title, points, or demoting them.
We had to reassure the players
A few hours after the announcement of the European Union of Football Associations, the phones became hot, according to information from the Daily Mail. In fact, within an hour, the players were informed that they were called to a crisis meeting this Saturday to discuss with the general manager of the British club Ferran Soriano. According to various English media, this meeting was intended to reassure the stars of the Manchester formation.
So Manchester City’s plan for the future should be fairly simple. For starters, City could, if not should, appeal to the CAS for UEFA sanctions. Then, this meeting also had the aim of telling the players that everything could change as rumors began to appear on the web about possible departures of stars, but also of the coach, Pep Guardiola, who could be replaced by Mauricio Pochettino, free since leaving Tottenham.
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