Pep Guardiola fire back at Barcelona president over UEFA ban comment
Thu Feb 20, 2020 11:22:am Sports
1.3K By Afam Jude Offor
Man City manager, Pep Guardiola, has hit back at Josep Maria Bartomeu, Barcelona president, over his comment after City were slammed with a two-year ban from European elite competition by UEFA.
The Citizens got into the UEFA's hook after they were found guilty of breaching the body's financial fair play rule through indiscriminate inflation of their revenue. In a pronouncement made on Friday, February 14, City were banned from the Champions League competition for two seasons and fined with a staggering €30 million. Although the club have vowed to upturn the judgement while denying wrongdoing, reports flickering around suggested the English champions could also be stripped of their 2014 EPL title should FA decide to launch a separate investigation. Barcelona president, in a reaction, rubbed UEFA's back and submitted that his club will support the governing body in ensuring that all hands are on deck. “I would like to thank UEFA regarding FFP," Bartomeu said. “They’ve been doing fantastic work in the last couple of years. "We have regular investigations and we have supported UEFA in everything it does in football.” But it seems Guardiola was dissatisfied with Bartomue's comment, and the Spaniard has warned the Catalans chief not to "talk too loud." I don’t know if they spy on me but they know me, it’s not necessary to spy on me. If they are happy we are suspended, I say to the president of Barcelona, let us appeal," Guardiola said. Guardiola won two Champions League titles and three La Liga with Barcelona between 2008 and 2012 before parting ways to Germany.
The Citizens got into the UEFA's hook after they were found guilty of breaching the body's financial fair play rule through indiscriminate inflation of their revenue. In a pronouncement made on Friday, February 14, City were banned from the Champions League competition for two seasons and fined with a staggering €30 million. Although the club have vowed to upturn the judgement while denying wrongdoing, reports flickering around suggested the English champions could also be stripped of their 2014 EPL title should FA decide to launch a separate investigation. Barcelona president, in a reaction, rubbed UEFA's back and submitted that his club will support the governing body in ensuring that all hands are on deck. “I would like to thank UEFA regarding FFP," Bartomeu said. “They’ve been doing fantastic work in the last couple of years. "We have regular investigations and we have supported UEFA in everything it does in football.” But it seems Guardiola was dissatisfied with Bartomue's comment, and the Spaniard has warned the Catalans chief not to "talk too loud." I don’t know if they spy on me but they know me, it’s not necessary to spy on me. If they are happy we are suspended, I say to the president of Barcelona, let us appeal," Guardiola said. Guardiola won two Champions League titles and three La Liga with Barcelona between 2008 and 2012 before parting ways to Germany.
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