Uefa officials have been instructed not to answer questions about Manchester City in relation to the organisation’s football fair play rules. In particular they have been told to talk about whether the club’s £350m 10 year sponsorship deal with Etihad falls within the rules, although their £200m wage bill is probably an even bigger problem.
Uefa officials have been instructed not to answer questions about Manchester City in relation to the organisation’s football fair play rules. In particular they have been told to talk about whether the club’s £350m 10 year sponsorship deal with Etihad falls within the rules, although their £200m wage bill is probably an even bigger problem.
One reason for caution is that if Manchester City were banned from European competitions, they would be very likely to challenge the decision in court and Uefa officials don’t want to say anything that could be subsequently used against them.