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XtraTime Web Desk: Premier League club Manchester City will be hoping to overturn their two year ban imposed by UEFA as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland begins its hearing on Monday. The governing body of European soccer has banned the club from Manchester for two years for its alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations and failed to cooperate with its investigation, handing them a ban and a 30 million euro (24.9 million pounds) fine. Manchester City will not be eligible to take part in the UEFA Champions League in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
The FFP regulations are designed to stop clubs running up big losses through spending on players. They also ensure that sponsorship deals are based on their real market value and are genuine commercial agreements — and not ways for owners to pump cash into a club to get around the rules.

UEFA opened an investigation into City last March after the publication of ‘Football Leaks’ documents led to allegations that the club’s Abu Dhabi owners had inflated sponsorship agreements to comply with the FFP requirements.

The leaked documents included club emails which referred to money being "routed" through sponsors.

The club from Manchester is not happy with the investigations being carried out by UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB).
The Abu Dhabi United Group is the majority owner of the City Football Group, with a stake of around 77%.