If you’re loaded, just do what you want - that’s the message today’s CAS Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling provides this morning on Manchester City’s appeal against their 30m euros fine and two-year European ban.
The Citizens weren’t completely exonerated, a 10m euros fine remains in place due to the club’s attempts to obstruct UEFA’s investigation. The club maintain though they had nothing to hide, their lack of co-operation being particularly linked to an objection around the process attached to the investigation.
So football will go on being football. The situation will perpetuate, all the big clubs will disregard FFP, the rich will get richer and the poor.