La Liga chief calls on City to be made an example of
La Liga president Javier Tebas has publicly urged the Premier League to impose the strictest possible sanctions on Manchester City following their breach of financial rules. Tebas argues that severe punishment is necessary to maintain the integrity of European football and set a precedent against financial doping.
Why it matters
The potential expulsion of a major club like Manchester City would have massive repercussions for the financial and competitive landscape of global football.
La Liga president Javier Tebas has called for Manchester City to face the strongest possible sanction available to the Premier League if they have breached financial rules.
News broke on Friday that City had been found guilty of the majority of 115 charges laid against them , although chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak is "confident" they will prove their innocence.
The most severe punishment available to the Premier League is expulsion, an outcome that would require the support of at least 15 of the competition's 20 clubs at a general meeting.
Tebas, a campaigner against 'financial doping’ in European football, believes any sanction should reflect non-compliance as well as setting an example.
"I don’t know the exact rules, but I believe it should be the strictest punishment in the Premier League regulations regarding this matter," Tebas said at the FIFPRO performance summit in London.
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