The general secretary of Uefa believes there will be no issues for the governing body’s staff when they travel to the Etihad Stadium for Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid this month.
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has admitted financial fair play (FFP) rules may need to be adapted in the future, but says he has respect for the process which led to Manchester City’s two-year European ban.
Manchester City sought damages from UEFA over what they alleged were leaks of confidential information to the media concerning their Financial Fair Play case, court documents show.
Manchester City have asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to throw out the financial fair play case that has been brought against them by European football’s governing body Uefa.
Pep Guardiola said he would accept any punishment Uefa may hand down to Manchester City for alleged breaches of financial fair play regulations but reiterated his trust in the club’s hierarchy.
Manchester City have dismissed as ‘entirely false’ accusations that they may have flouted Financial Fair Play rules after Uefa launched a formal investigation into the claims.
Uefa has opened an investigation into potential breaches of Financial Fair Play regulations by Manchester City, the European governing body has announced.