The British newspaper “The Telegraph” published a story this Thursday titled “The Manchester City “Can be banned from all competitions, not just the Premier League”, which raises the question: Can City be banned from all national and international competitions if 115 charges have been brought against them?The Premier League?
Citi, accused of 115 financial irregularities between 2009 and 2018, faces a trial starting Monday that will last about ten weeks, the outcome of which will be known by early 2025, and could lead to anything from acquittal to financial penalties. Loss of points and even expulsion.
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This situation has led to all kinds of speculations and one of them is how it will affect him in the remaining competitions: FA Cup, League Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and Champions League.
In the case of ‘Champions’, entry to the tournament depends on national classification – finishing in the top four – and distribution of an invitation or License from UEFA. The invitation is rarely a source of controversy, but it was a long time ago whether or not UEFA was going to extend it to Barcelona due to the ‘Negrera case’ last season. Finally, Barça played in the top continental competition.
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In the FA Cup, its rules state that “if a club is admitted to the competition and subsequently relegated from the league in which it competes, the ‘Professional Game Board’ may expel the team from the competition”. The council is made up of representatives from the Premier League and the English Football League, the English second to fourth division.
As for the League Cup, clubs from the EFL and the Premier League are the participating clubs, so City, if they don’t participate in any of these competitions, can leave.
Finally the FIFA Club World Cup will start in June next year and its terms are not public so it is impossible to know how FIFA will act if there is a team. Admitted to a league of his own.
The situation suggests that taking City out of all competitions for the time being is one of the many hypotheses City are investigating. Until the independent commission managing the case makes a decision and a possible appeal, if any, is resolved, it is not possible to answer with much precision about the future that awaits the champion of the last four leagues.
