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'Everyone has a chance' - Mourinho says Champions League race is wide open after Man City ban

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says “everyone has a chance” to qualify for the Champions League after Manchester City’s European ban blew the race for a top-five finish wide open.

The football world is still reeling at UEFA’s decision to hit City with a two-year ban from European competition and a €30 million (£25m/$33m) fine for a "serious" breach of Financial Fair Play rules.

The Premier League champions intend to appeal the decision but, as things stand, their exclusion effectively means an extra European place has opened up to the rest of the division.