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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...s-likely-penalty-for-breaching-FFP-rules.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...efas-Financial-Fair-Play-rules-explained.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...ree-under-Uefa-Financial-Fair-Play-rules.html
Manchester City's rival clubs could influence their ultimate Financial Fair Play fate, regardless of Uefa's decision to find them in breach of its cost-control measures.
As revealed by Telegraph Sport, City are expected to be informed this week that they will be punished for failing to adhere to FFP regulations.
Barring the improbable 11th-hour emergence of new data to back up their claims that they have met their obligations, City and Paris St-Germain are both facing a severe sanction by Uefa's Club Financial Control Body.
The CFCB's investigatory chamber is likely to write to them with what is known as a 'settlement' offer, a punishment which they can either accept or reject.
However, even if they agree to a sanction that includes a heavy fine or curbs on their ability to field new players, that may not be the end of the matter.
Indeed, built into Uefa's FFP regulations is the power for any innocent club directly affected by a sanction to challenge it if they deem it too lenient.
Those already in the clear - including Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur - and others competing for European qualification this season - Liverpool and Everton - are expected to be watching closely to ensure any punishment received by City fits the crime.
If any of the clubs are unhappy with a sanction, or a decision to clear City, they have 10 days from the publication of the CFCB's decision to lodge a complaint.
Teams which finish below City in the Premier League table would have most to gain from challenging a punishment if the Manchester club is spared expulsion from the Champions League.
Were Arsenal or Everton, for example, to finish fifth, they could benefit from any ban for City by replacing them in Europe's premier club competition.
Such disputed cases will be ruled on by the CFCB's adjudicatory chamber in mid-June, at the same time as it delivers its verdict on any club which has refused an offer of settlement.
Even that may not be the end of the story, with all parties having the right of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which may not make its final rulings until the eve of the new season.
When asked about FFP, and a possible penalty, Pellegrini said: "First of all, it is important to know what Uefa will say and then we will have an opinion."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...efas-Financial-Fair-Play-rules-explained.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...ree-under-Uefa-Financial-Fair-Play-rules.html
Manchester City's rival clubs could influence their ultimate Financial Fair Play fate, regardless of Uefa's decision to find them in breach of its cost-control measures.
As revealed by Telegraph Sport, City are expected to be informed this week that they will be punished for failing to adhere to FFP regulations.
Barring the improbable 11th-hour emergence of new data to back up their claims that they have met their obligations, City and Paris St-Germain are both facing a severe sanction by Uefa's Club Financial Control Body.
The CFCB's investigatory chamber is likely to write to them with what is known as a 'settlement' offer, a punishment which they can either accept or reject.
However, even if they agree to a sanction that includes a heavy fine or curbs on their ability to field new players, that may not be the end of the matter.
Indeed, built into Uefa's FFP regulations is the power for any innocent club directly affected by a sanction to challenge it if they deem it too lenient.
Those already in the clear - including Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur - and others competing for European qualification this season - Liverpool and Everton - are expected to be watching closely to ensure any punishment received by City fits the crime.
If any of the clubs are unhappy with a sanction, or a decision to clear City, they have 10 days from the publication of the CFCB's decision to lodge a complaint.
Teams which finish below City in the Premier League table would have most to gain from challenging a punishment if the Manchester club is spared expulsion from the Champions League.
Were Arsenal or Everton, for example, to finish fifth, they could benefit from any ban for City by replacing them in Europe's premier club competition.
Such disputed cases will be ruled on by the CFCB's adjudicatory chamber in mid-June, at the same time as it delivers its verdict on any club which has refused an offer of settlement.
Even that may not be the end of the story, with all parties having the right of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which may not make its final rulings until the eve of the new season.
When asked about FFP, and a possible penalty, Pellegrini said: "First of all, it is important to know what Uefa will say and then we will have an opinion."
