London, June 7 (ONA) - the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland will hear from tomorrow until next Wednesday the Manchester City team appealing a decision to exclude it from continental participation for two years because of violating the rules of fair financial play, as indicated by the Financial Supervision Committee in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

The hearing will be held via online video conferencing due to restrictions of the “Covid-19” virus, and in the event that the verdict is not announced after the hearing, the decision “may be taken during the month of July,” according to Matthieu Reeb, Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The European Union (UEFA), in January, excluded Manchester City from continental participation for two years with a fine of 30 million euros, explaining that by overestimating the income of sponsorship contracts, in its accounts for the period between 2012 and 2016.

(ONA)