Man City facing GBP50m fine for breaching FFP regulations

[PapaLazarou]

..as well as a wage cap for next season, and a reduction in their Champions League squad from 25 players to 21 (8 of which must be 'homegrown')..

Will UEFA have the clout / minerals to see this one through, I wonder ? - view external link

[Southerndown]

I'd guess on a No

[CostaBaz]

Am I missing something?

Are the FFP rules only applied to European competition, or can we expect a similar punishment being applied, for the same breach, by the Premier League?

Also, is fining a club with an incredibly rich owner, really going to make a difference?

Surely point deductions are the way forward, such as Citeh starting their Champion's League group on a minus, with the figure decided by the amount by which they exceeded the FFP rules. I.E. Just breached, -1 point. Blow it out of the water, -3.
Same in the Premier League. Hit them where it hurts, by deducting points.

[chiswickmart]

The problem with that rather naive idea Baz is that points can't find their way to Uefa Committee Members' bank accounts...50m certainly can though!!

[kernow]

Not sure UEFA have any clout, too many of them corrupted and compromised.

A?50 million is loose change to Sheik Mansour.

[PapaLazarou]

Restrictive salary caps and, in particular, reduced squad numbers for the Champions League will hit them harder..

[BileysThere]

A?50 million is loose change to Sheik Mansour.[/quote]


Is it though Kernow? Eventually he will want some if not all of his money back.
Is it city or the sheik who make a loss?

[st_bangkok]

Not being one to ever stick up for the skates, but normally the fine for this sort of thing is points off, at least i would consider any breach of financial rules to be akin to admin. I think the FA have bottled out here as they know points off will hand the title to Liverpool and they do not want to belittle this seasons title in such a way.

[chiswickmart]

Not being one to ever stick up for the skates, but normally the fine for this sort of thing is points off, at least i would consider any breach of financial rules to be akin to admin. I think the FA have bottled out here as they know points off will hand the title to Liverpool and they do not want to belittle this seasons title in such a way.

City haven't breached any FA rules, this is a European issue only.

[BlueAdder]

Didn't Barcelona recently get punished for irregularities and were told they could not buy new players for a year? FIFA quickly backed off and quashed the decision when Barca threw toys out of the pram.
One rule for the rich...