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Wednesday briefing: UEFA ‘ignored advice’ to appeal Manchester City Champions League verdict in 2020

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UEFA rejected legal advice that it had grounds to appeal after Manchester City were cleared of financial rule breaches by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) four years ago, it has emerged.

According to The Independent, external lawyers proposed an appeal to the Swiss courts as UEFA’s best response to City's victory at CAS in July 2020, which got their Champions League ban lifted.

The revelation that UEFA was advised there were grounds to appeal may give encouragement to th

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