Rising star Morikawa wins US PGA Workday Charity Open TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 PAGE 15 Man City’s European ban quashed on appeal AFP LAUSANNE MANCHESTER City are free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday lifted a two-season ban from European competi- Sevilla’s Argentinian midfielder Lucas Ocampos (3rd right) celebrates tions imposed by UEFA. after scoring a goal during the Spanish League match against Mallorca An initial fine of €30 mil- at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Seville on Sunday. (AFP) lion ($34 million, £27 million) was also reduced to 10 million euros on appeal. City were accused of de- Sevilla on the cusp of liberately inflating the value of income from sponsors with links to the Abu Dhabi United Champions League Group, also owned by City owner Sheikh Mansour, to avoid falling foul of financial qualification fair play (FFP) regulations be- tween 2012 and 2016. AFP change has not come at the UEFA launched an investi- MADRID expense of consistency for Se- gation after German magazine villa, who are now 13 matches Der Spiegel published a series SEVILLA all-but secured Cham- unbeaten in La Liga. of leaked emails in 2018. pions League qualification by They could even yet finish However, CAS found that beating relegation battlers Real third, given they sit level on “most of the alleged breaches Mallorca 2-0 on Sunday. points with Atletico Madrid. reported by the Adjudicatory Lucas Ocampos scored Defeat damages Real Mal- Chamber of the CFCB (UEFA a first-half penalty before lorca’s fading hopes of avoid- Club Financial Control Body) Youssef En-Nesyri added a ing relegation. They remain were either not established or second late on to move Se- four points behind Alaves. time-barred”. villa nine points clear of fifth- “We knew winning here UEFA recognised in a state- A file photo taken on December 16, 2019 shows UEFA Champions League’s ambassador Hamit Altintop holding the slip of Manchester City during the placed Villarreal. would send out a strong mes- ment that many of the allega- UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw ceremony in Nyon. Manchester City will be free to play Champions League football next season. (AFP) With three games left and sage. We couldn’t do it but tions fell outside the five-year the superior head-to-head, we don’t stop believing,” said time limit in its own regulations. The club made €93 mil- Since Sheikh Mansour’s consecutive season with a protecting clubs and helping Villarreal are not mathemati- Mallorca’s Antonio Raillo. “UEFA notes that the CAS lion from UEFA prize money takeover 12 years ago, City’s 5-0 win at Brighton. them become financially sus- cally out of contention but they Leganes are also four points panel found that there was in- and TV rights alone from last fortunes have been trans- “We deserve to be there tainable and UEFA and ECA would have to take maximum behind Alaves but have a glim- sufficient conclusive evidence season’s Champions League, formed from perennially because we won it on the (European Clubs Associa- points and see Sevilla lose both mer of hope after they scored to uphold all of the CFCB’s with gate receipts and extra living in the shadow of local pitch,” said Guardiola ahead tion) remain committed to of their remaining matches. one penalty and saved another conclusions in this specific sponsorship revenue from Eu- rivals Manchester United to of Monday’s ruling. its principles,” UEFA’s state- “Champions League quali- in a battling 1-0 win over Valen- case and that many of the al- rope’s premier club competi- winning four Premier League City’s victory in court will ment added. fication was our objective,” cia. Javier Aguirre’s side have leged breaches were time- tion added to that tally. titles in the past eight years raise fresh questions over The ruling also has rami- said Sevilla’s Fernando Reges. an equal head-to-head with barred due to the five-year “Whilst Manchester City among 11 major trophies. how effectively UEFA can fications for the end to the “We are very close and Alaves and are only two worse time period foreseen in the and its legal advisors are yet More silverware could police FFP. Premier League season. now we just have some small off on goal difference. UEFA regulations,” European to review the full ruling by the come before the end of the FFP, which limits clubs With just six points sepa- steps left to make it.” Leganes also had to play football’s governing body said Court of Arbitration for Sport season as Guardiola’s side to not losing more than 30 rating third from seventh, Finishing in the top four the last 36 minutes against in a statement. (CAS), the club welcomes the face Arsenal in the FA Cup million euros over a three- many sides were hoping for would be an impressive Valencia with 10 men after implications of today’s ruling semi-finals on Saturday be- year period, with exceptions City’s ban to be upheld, which achievement for Sevilla and Jonathan Silva was sent off, ‘Validation’ as a validation of the club’s po- fore restarting their Champi- for some costs such as youth would have meant fifth place their coach Julen Lopetegui, shortly before Leganes goal- City welcomed the decision, sition and the body of evidence ons League campaign in Au- development and women’s was good enough to qualify who took over last year follow- keeper Pichu Cuellar saved which will have huge ramifi- that it was able to present,” gust, holding a 2-1 lead over teams, has helped drive for the Champions League. ing his nightmares in charge of Dani Parejo’s spot-kick. cations for the club’s finances City said in a statement. Real Madrid from the first down debt levels in Europe- Instead, Chelsea, Leices- Spain and Real Madrid. Ruben Perez had converted and potentially the future of “The club wishes to thank leg of their last-16 tie. an football. ter, Manchester United, Lopetegui, together with his own penalty in the first half manager Pep Guardiola and the panel members for their On Saturday, they se- “Over the last few years, Wolves and Sheffield United sporting director Monchi, to give Leganes the lead and a star players such as Kevin De diligence and the due process cured qualification for the Financial Fair Play has are now vying for two places oversaw a dramatic overhaul win that keeps alive their slim Bruyne and Raheem Sterling. that they administered.” Champions League for a 10th played a significant role in in the top four. of the first team squad but chances of avoiding the drop. Course on Qatar Sports beIN SPORTS to beam UEFA Champions League from August 7 Arbitration Foundation’s rules TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK On Friday, the winners be- DOHA tween Napoli and Barcelona and procedures concluded will face the winners between BEIN SPORTS is set to welcome Chelsea and Bayern Munich. QNA tion and Arbitration for Sport the return of UEFA Champions On Saturday, the winners DOHA Committee, also addressed League starting Friday, August 7 between Real Madrid and Man- the course and talked about with a host of much-anticipated chester City will face the winners QATAR Olympic Academy, the sports law and arbitration live games for viewers to enjoy between Lyon and Juventus. If in cooperation with the Qatar law, and Law No. 1 of 2016 to exclusively across the Middle both Real Madrid and Juventus Sports Arbitration Founda- regulate sports clubs, as it is East and North Africa (MENA) qualify, it will be Ronaldo’s first tion (QSAF), organised a four- the law that provides the gen- with heavyweights Real Madrid, game against his former club in day course on the rules and eral framework for organising Barcelona, Juventus and Paris the UEFA Champions League. procedures of the QSAF which and governing sports clubs. Saint Germain in action com- beIN SPORTS’ main studio were devoted to law, lawyers He also spoke about QSAF in peting for the coveted trophy. coverage for UEFA Champions and specialists in this field, terms of its inception, goals, The Union of European League will be on beIN SPORTS with the participation of more statute and arbitration rules Football Association (UEFA) HD1 and HD2 for Arabic; beIN than 85 participants from var- and procedures, while touch- decided that the most prestig- SPORTS HD11 and HD12 for ious sports sectors concerned ing on the practical aspects of ious European club football English; and beIN SPORTS in this field. the arbitration process that competition (the UEFA Cham- HD14 for French; as well as Dr. Abdullah Al Hayyan, a concern all parties. pions League) will safely resume beIN SPORTS’ 4K channel. member of the Board of Direc- This course is the first co- starting from August 7 – after it Each game will also be tors of the Sports Arbitration operation between the Qatar was put on hold following the available with an option for en- Court (CAS) and director of Olympic Academy and QSAF COVID-19 global pandemic. hanced audio atmosphere. the Master of Sports Law pro- after the two parties signed In a completely new format beIN guests and talent will gram organised by the Qatar cooperation agreement last unlikely to ever be replicated, matchup between the two. The Bayern Munich. The first match in Lisbon, Portugal. include Egyptian legends Mo- Olympic Academy in coopera- October. viewers and fans will get to see sky blues won the first leg in between the two ended in a dis- All the ties will be single- hamed Aboutrika and Wael tion with the Spanish Univer- Executive Director of the the best teams in Europe com- Madrid 1-2 thanks to goals from appointing 0-3 defeat for the leg fixtures with games played Gomaa; Algerian expert Lakh- sity of Lleida, participated in Qatar Olympic Academy Saif peting against each other over their Brazilian striker Gabriel Blues – but Frank Lampard will between Benfica’s Estadio do dar Berriche; Tunisian football delivering the lectures.