Manchester City on Wednesday said the allegations of “serious breaches” of Uefa’s club licensing and financial fair play regulations were “simply not true”. Chief executive Ferran Soriano, speaking for the first time since Friday night’s Uefa ruling slapping a two-year Champions League ban on the club, said City would file an appeal against the decision. City were also fined 30m euros (£25m) after Uefa upheld accusations of “serious breaches” of its Financial Fair Play regulations between 2012 and 2016. According to reports in the British media, City manager Pep Guardiola has told friends he intends to stay at the club despite the European ban. “He is focused on the football, he is focusing on the game, the game at hand, the game today, tomorrow and the next weeks.

Source: The Telegraph February 19, 2020 21:33 UTC