Nine Premier League Teams That Wanted Manchester City’s European Ban To Stand
By Our Reporter
The Court of Arbitration for
Sport (CAS) have confirmed that nine Premier League teams wanted Manchester
City's European ban to stand.
City were handed an initial
two-year ban from the Champions League and Europa League by UEFA back in
February.
However, Pep Guardiola's side
had the ban overturned after an appeal and it turns out their domestic rivals
were all in favour of it standing.
CAS have officially revealed
that the nine clubs in question are Arsenal, Burnley, Chelsea, Leicester City,
Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolves.
Five of the traditional top
six wanted City's ban to stand while Leicester City, who finished fifth this
season, also wrote to CAS in March.
Wolves have also been in
contention for a Europea...