Manchester City's appeal against UEFA's decision to ban them from the Champions League for two years and fine them €30m has been received by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
15.02.2020 - 01:11 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The football world was left stunned on Friday night as UEFA announced Manchester City are to be banned from the Champions League for two years.
The unprecedented punishment has been handed down for what European football's governing body say are "serious breaches" of financial fair play (FFP) rules.
It means if City's impending appeal is unsuccessful they will not be playing European football for the next two seasons.
That throws up a number of huge issues for the club which we look at here.
Manchester City's appeal against UEFA's decision to ban them from the Champions League for two years and fine them €30m has been received by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Barcelona legend Lionel Messi claims Manchester City could be "screwed" by the ban handed to them by UEFA for breaching Financial Fair Play rules.
Manchester City have done nothing wrong and the UEFA allegations are not true, according to the club's chief executive Ferran Soriano.
Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has been interviewed about the ban and fine the club received from UEFA last week.
Manchester City have opted against putting on any media activity the day before their Premier League match with West Ham United.
Raheem Sterling is committed to staying at Manchester City despite UEFA handing them a two year European ban on Friday.
Bernardo Silva has dismissed the suggestion he is looking to leave Manchester City after the club were handed a two-year Champions League ban by UEFA.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted he has sympathy for Pep Guardiola and his players following Manchester City's two year ban from the Champions League.