体坛英语资讯：Manchester City to face UEFA-led investigation over potential FFP breach
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 16-- <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="UEFA">UEFA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="adjudicatory">adjudicatory</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>.</p><p><span word="City">City</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> 49 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (63 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="FFP">FFP</span> <span word="breaches">breaches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="football">football</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="UEFA">UEFA</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="leaked">leaked</span> " <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="emails">emails</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="Der">Der</span> <span word="Spiegel">Spiegel</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="files">files</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unveil">unveil</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Dhabi">Dhabi</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sheik">Sheik</span> <span word="Mansour">Mansour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supplement">supplement</span> <span word="sponsorship">sponsorship</span> <span word="deals">deals</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Dhabi">Dhabi</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> 59.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (76.16 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Etihad">Etihad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="sponsorship">sponsorship</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (10.24 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p><span word="UEFA">UEFA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="inject">inject</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="club">club</span>. <span word="City">City</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stung">stung</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="season">season</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breaching">breaching</span> <span word="FFP">FFP</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>.</p><p><span word="UEFA">UEFA</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="Play">Play</span> (<span word="FFP">FFP</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="debts">debts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="sponsors">sponsors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="Body">Body</span> (<span word="CFCB">CFCB</span>) <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="investigator">investigator</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="consulted">consulted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="investigatory">investigatory</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFCB">CFCB</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="FC">FC</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFCB">CFCB</span> <span word="adjudicatory">adjudicatory</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UEFA">UEFA</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p>
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