Trainer Jürgen Klopp from the English football champions Liverpool FC has criticized the European Cup acquittal for league competitor Manchester City. “I don’t wish anyone bad. But I don’t think it was a good day for football yesterday, ”the coach said at a press conference on Tuesday. “I think financial fair play is a good idea. It is there to protect the teams and the competition. ”The 53-year-old said that he did not know any details of the Cas verdict and therefore could not comment on it.
Klopp emphasized that all teams should abide by the UEFA financial rules. “I hope that the financial fair play remains. At least there are limits, which is good for football. ”If there were no more regulations, it would be difficult. “That would automatically lead to a worldwide Super League,” said Klopp.
However, the former Bundesliga coach was able to gain something good from the fact that City will also be allowed to play internationally in the next few years. “Then there are not ten to twelve games less during which they could spare their players. Then I would no longer see a title chance for another team, ”said Klopp with a smile. Under his direction Liverpool had secured the first championship in 30 years with a big lead over City.
The Cas International Sports Court lifted a two-year European Cup ban on Man City from Uefa on Monday. The Cas justified its judgment, according to which the evidence is inadequate or the acts are statute-barred. The continental association had accused the top club from the Premier League of breaking the rules of the financial fair play. City rejected the allegations.
The international press comments on the Cas judgment:
Great Britain:
BBC: “A two-year ban would have been devastating to the club’s finances, its chances of retaining the best players and, above all, its reputation. (…) The credibility of the Financial Fair Play (FFP) lies in ruins. After all, how can the FFP survive after one of the richest clubs in the world – found guilty of obstructing a UEFA investigation, a club found guilty of breaking the rule in 2014 – was fined only ten million euros? (…) Many will wonder what kind of deterrent this is for other clubs, especially for clubs with such financial resources. It shows how difficult it has become for the executive bodies to enforce the rules. ”
“Daily Mail”. “You have escaped a European spell – but this is not a moral victory. (.) There is no winner. City used to have something great: a club under enlightened management that found new ways to reach fans, improve the experience of visiting the stadium, break the grip of the agents and penetrate the football elite. It’s all over. It is an empty victory, a Pyrrhic victory. “
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