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Manchester City's manager, Pep Guardiola, has firmly responded to Aleksander Ceferin, the president of UEFA, regarding comments about City's alleged Financial Fair Play breaches.
Guardiola emphasized the importance of respecting legal procedures and the club's right to defend itself.
Guardiola Defends City's Position
In a recent statement, Guardiola addressed Ceferin's comments to the Telegraph, where Ceferin asserted that UEFA was justified in imposing a two-year European football ban on Manchester City in 2020. This ban was later overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Pep Guardiola congratulates Manchester United on new appointment Omar Berrada
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Guardiola, highlighting his own legal background, stressed the need for due process. "As a lawyer that he is and president of Uefa, he should wait and after do whatever he wants," Guardiola said as reported by BBC.
He continued, "He has to respect it and he has to wait. He has a lot of jobs to do at Uefa. A lawyer should respect the procedure and understand we have a right to defend ourselves."
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Ongoing Financial Fair Play Saga
Manchester City is currently contesting claims by the Premier League that the club has breached its financial regulations. These allegations, brought forward in February last year, involve 115 breaches of Premier League regulations.
Despite the severity of the charges, the specifics of the case remain under wraps. Richard Masters, the Premier League's chief executive, acknowledged that a date for the hearing has been set but maintained confidentiality regarding the timeline during a recent address to MPs.
This ongoing saga continues to draw significant attention in the football world, with the outcome potentially having far-reaching implications for Manchester City and the enforcement of Financial Fair Play rules.
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