BERLIN, Feb 18 — Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he has little sympathy for Manchester City over their ban from European competition, especially as he regularly lost some of his best players to their wealthy Premier League rivals. “The rules are what they are and people who don’t...
During his tenure, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger saw individuals like Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Adebayor , Gael Clichy, Samir Nasri and Bacary Sagna leave for the Etihad Stadium. — Reuters pic
“The rules are what they are and people who don’t respect them... have to be punished,” said Wenger at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin.On Friday, Uefa announced City had been banned from continental competition for two seasons for what the body said were “serious” financial fair-play breaches between 2012 and 2016.
Since the Sheikh Mansour takeover in 2008, which put the financial might of Abu Dhabi behind them, City have won 10 major trophies — including four Premier League titles. However, he drew the line at suggestions City should be stripped of some titles as the result of the financial fair-play breaches.
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