![]() ![]() “The club welcomes the implications of today’s ruling as a validation of the cub’s position and the body of evidence that it was able to present,” cheered City in a champagne-drenched statement. For the offence of obstructing the Uefa investigation that led to their conviction at what they perceived to be a court presided over by Skippy the bush kangaroo, their club will have to rummage down the back of the sofa and find €10m to cover their fine. The reaction from City fans has been predictable, with some taking to various social media disgraces to crow about their club being found not guilty of breaching Financial Fair Play rules, even though that’s not exactly the case. A five-year statute of limitations The Fiver and many other legal experts were puzzled to learn that nobody at Uefa seems to have known about. While City’s Abu Dhabi ownership had previously been found guilty of pumping millions into the club and disguising it in the official club ledger as commercial sponsorship, Cas has decreed that “most of the alleged breaches were either not established or time-barred”, thanks to Uefa’s own five-year statute of limitations. It was welcome vindication for a club who had always maintained they have “overwhelming evidence” to prove their innocence, but preferred not to show it to anybody when the option of cranking out paranoid but fan-pleasing statements claiming they were the victims of a high-profile Uefa conspiracy was also available. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |