CAS 2019/A/6298 Manchester City FC v. UEFA

Date of the decision: 2019-11-15

Arbitrator(s): Manfred Peter Nan Ulrich Haas Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall

On 15 November 2019, CAS stated that Manchester City’s appeal was inadmissible as UEFA had not reached a final decision regarding Manchester City’s non-compliance with UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations.

Facts and Procedure

An investigation was opened into perceived breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations (UEFA CL&FFPR) by Manchester City (or the Club), an English Premier League club, on 11 February 2014. A few months later, on 16 May 2014, the Club and UEFA entered into a settlement agreement, which specified that Manchester City did not admit to being in breach with the UEFA CL&FFPR.

In 2018, a series of leaks published by a German newspaper came to UEFA’s knowledge, which wrote in turn to Manchester City, inviting the Club to comment on its accuracy. Subsequently, the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (UEFA CFCB) Investigatory Chamber (IC) opened an investigation on 7 March 2019, issuing the Referral Decision on 15 May 2019, which...

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