If found guilty in the trial of the century, which began on Monday at an undisclosed location in London, Manchester City will not only be expelled from the Premier League but also from the other two domestic competitions—the FA Cup and the League Cup. This is reported today under the headline “exclusive” by the esteemed British newspaper The Telegraph, which adds that it is certain the team would also not compete in the Champions League or the upcoming Club World Cup in the United States.D-Day in English football: City are finally on trial!A one-time deduction of points due to repeated violations of financial fair play between 2009 and 2022, for which they face 115 charges, would not be an adequate punishment, according to the majority of Premier League clubs and Manchester City’s rivals; only outright expulsion from the league would satisfy those calling for sanctions states the article in The Telegraph. This would lead to serious chaos in English football, as expulsion from the Premier League would mean that City could not play in the FA Cup or the League Cup. Clause 31 of the FA Cup regulations states: when a club is accepted into a certain competition and then removed for any reason (or its matches are suspended), the Professional Game Board (PGB) has full authority to exclude it from the competition as well.‘Every club wants us to lose the trial with the Premier League‘Now, considering that the PGB consists of members from the Premier League and the English Football League as a whole, it is quite clear that they would insist on the Citizens’ expulsion from that competition. The situation is similar with the League Cup regulations. UEFA’s rules are a bit more complex; European football’s governing body issues a special license for playing matches in Europe, and The Telegraph’s editorial team, as stated in the same article, “could not determine in detail what would happen to City and its further participation in the Champions League this season, if, for example, it were found guilty in November”.Pep has his own concerns too: KDB injured, might miss Arsenal clashLikewise, the regulations governing participation in the FIFA Club World Cup scheduled for next June, for which the English champion qualified by winning the Champions League last year, are not publicly available at this time. In conclusion, The Telegraph states that regardless of UEFA’s regulations and the actions of the officials from Nyon, it would be exceptionally complicated for Manchester City to continue competing in the Champions League, given the long breaks they would have between matches. Ultimately, the chances of City triumphing at the elite level under such conditions would be very slim. Furthermore, it is uncertain how other rivals and fans would react the source concluded. So far, Manchester City has only issued one statement during these past few days, expressing that they “can’t wait for everything to be resolved and to finally clear their name“. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 1TuesdayJuventus – PSV 3-1 (2-0)/Yildiz 21, McKennie 27, Gonzales 52 – Saibari 90+3/Young Boys – Aston Villa 0-3 (0-2)/Tielemans 27, Ramsey 38, Onana 85/AC Milan – Liverpool 1-3 (1-2)/Pulisic 3 – Konate 23, van Dijk 41, Szoboszlai 67/Bayern – Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 (3-0)/Kane 19 pen, 58, 63 pen, 78 pen Guerreiro 33, Olise 38, 61, Sane 85, Goretzka 90+2 – Petkovic 49, Ogiwara 50/Real Madrid – Stuttgart 3-1 (0-0)/Mbappe 46, Rudiger 83, Endrick 90+5 – Undav 68/Sporting – Lille 2-0 (1-0)/Gyokeres 38, Debast 65/WednesdayBologna – Shakhtar 0-0Sparta Praha – Salzburg 3-0 (2-0)/Kairinen 2, Olatunji 42, Laci 58/Celtic- Slovan B. 5-1 (1-0)/Scales 17, Furuhashi 47, Englels 56, Maeda 70, Idah 86/Club Brugge – Dortmund 0-3 (0-0)/Gittens 76, 86, Guirassy 90+5 (p)/Man.City – Inter 0-0PSG – Girona 1-0 (0-0)/Gazzaniga (og) 90/Thursday19:45: (4.20) Crvena Zvezda (3.60) Benfica (1.95)19:45: (4.40) Feyenoord (3.70) Leverkusen (1.80)22:00: (4.10) Atalanta (3.50) Arsenal (1.90)22:00: (1.80) Atl.Madrid (3.60) RB Leipzig (4.60)22:00: (1.90) Brest (3.60) Sturm (4.50)22:00: (4.60) Monaco (3.60) Barcelona (1.80)***odds are subject to change***
