LONDON (AP) – England is still due to retain four Champions League participants next season regardless of Manchester City's ban.
City is second in the Premier League but the Abu Dhabi-owned club was barred from European competition for two seasons by UEFA on Friday for masking money flows in an attempt to comply with Financial Fair Play rules.
The Premier League's top four finishers are guaranteed automatic qualification places for the Champions League group stage that begins in September.
But City being banned does not prevent England taking up its full allocation of places for the elite competition.