UEFA FFP investigation - CAS decision to be announced Monday, 13th July 9.30am BST

[M18CTID]

I've a feeling Khaldoon's end of season interview is going to be an interesting one.......

 

[paulchapo]

Absolutely sick of this whole farce designed to stop our progress and besmirch our good name. All our owners did was what the cartel did for years and are still doing, invest in their club to bring in the best footballers and manager they can, play great football and win trophies. Mission accomplished. We did absolutely nothing wrong in my eyes.

If they want a level playing field introduce a transfer and salary cap and don't allow match day revenue to contribute to revenue earned figures. That way a club with a bigger stadium can't unfairly use that money over a club that has a smaller capacity.

They want to pray this whole FFP farce isn't deemed illegal because then we really would dominate for the foreseeable future.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Certainly wouldn't be televised either way!

 

[Centurions]

What's the chances, considering that the lower chamber passed this up to the upper chamber without actually concluding their investigation (as evidenced by the fact that they didn't even read City's input), that the upper chamber throw it back. Of course it's then beyond the 5 year limit so they could turn around and say they'll have to abandon the investigation leaving us accused with no chance to refute it.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

· Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the president of Paris Saint-Germain, has been charged with corruption after being accused of attempting to buy the rights to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships for Doha, according to reports.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Im sure Uefa would just like it to go away but the Cartel are pushing & pushing. Tebas' outburst the other day, although the content was complete bollocks, was designed solely to keep the whole matter in the limelight. Expect more of the same the longer Uefa dally. It seems transparent to me who is driving this and its not Uefa. It would appear we are booing the wrong jingle and our focus should be at the committees of La Liga, the Bundesliege and clearly elements of our own League who play in red.

 

[SilverFox2]

· Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the president of Paris Saint-Germain, has been charged with corruption after being accused of attempting to buy the rights to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships for Doha, according to reports.

Can't see that being a problem, he probably now qualifies as a senior committee member of uefa.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

That's correct but organisations do allow internal appeals before recourse to external bodies.

Fair point. I don't think there is anything in UEFA for that.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I've a feeling Khaldoon's end of season interview is going to be an interesting one.......

It'll be upbeat, but I doubt there will be much on the complaints - an acknowledgement of the investigations, and a reiteration of the club position. Unless there's a major event, there isn't anything the club would want to make public.

 

[Marvin]

Don't forget PL FFP only allows for a 7% increase in wages with additions allowed on increases in Commercial Income (so does that include CL & Other TV Revenue)

I think it's a flat £7m increase unless the rules have changed. Possibly explains why they let Herrera go.

 

[razman]

· Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the president of Paris Saint-Germain, has been charged with corruption after being accused of attempting to buy the rights to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships for Doha, according to reports.

More charges as well

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Personally, I think they should asterisk all teams who have won the "Champions" League without actually being Champions the season before...

Or, in ANY season, since the inception of the Champions League. I think this is the first year that both finalists fulfil that criteria!!

 

[Grassland Blue]

Also market inflation complaints which were all the rage seem to have died down now for "more important" matters, now that they have realised City have never held a world record transfer fee and actually have a good transfer strategy. No talk of the damage the selling clubs and their agents do to the game either by holding out for massive fees, in regards to market inflation. That would bring the spotlight on United(Ronaldo sale), Spurs(Modric, Bale), Liverpool(Suarez, Coutinho) and they couldn't have that... that's just good business, organic innit?

Everton - Joleon Lescott
Liver - Raheem Sterling
Leicester - Riyadh Mahrez

 

[richards30]

More charges as well

Yet he got voted onto the committee of uefa?!

 

[Rammy Blue]

Yet he got voted onto the committee of uefa?!

Having a corruption charge was a prerequisite of applying for the role....

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

I'd be prepared to give the allegations against Nasser El Khelaifi some form of credence if I didn't know what an exaggerating lying set of pricks the journalists (lol) who report this shit are. Having in the most part, a greater knowledge of the rules/laws and events than they do in respect of FFP makes me realise there can indeed be smoke and no fire at all. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt until unrefutable evidence shows up. Even then you should be aware "there are none so blind as those that cannot see".

 

[SWP's back]

Yet he got voted onto the committee of uefa?!

If he pays bungs for the things he wants, it may explain it.

 

[remember arthur mann]

I think FIFA, UEFA, The Football League, The FA should be investigated, we should turn it on it's head. I really think we have them by their short and curlies. Something tells me it'll end up like Brexit, too many fingers in the pie and it doesn't suit !

 

[M18CTID]

Even if Nasser al-Khelaifi is guilty of offering bungs in return for hosting sporting tournaments, I find it incredibly rich that anyone can turn their nose up at him when that kind of shit has been going on for decades with the World Cup and the Olympics. I remember even as far back as 1986 when Birmingham lost the bid for the 1992 Olympics it was open knowledge in the media that those cities who offered the most lucrative sweeteners to the IOC members had the best chance of securing votes.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

We've already threatened him with legal action once, and not followed through with it, which is presumably why he feels emboldened enough to continue with his verbal attacks.

Strange not to take action because what he said was clearly libellous and he will be unable to prove his allegations. There's no point making a threat if you don't follow it up. We only need to take action against one of these vicious characters to stop a lot of these malicious smears. Tebas would be destroyed in any court case because all his links to far right groups would be fully exposed. CFG has much deeper pockets than he does.