Latest Liverpool news: Fans unhappy with FIFA’s fine for Manchester City

Manchester City were fined close to £314,000 (h/t Guardian) by FIFA over a breach of regulations regarding the signing of minors.

The Guardian adds that City avoided a transfer ban, similar to the one that was handed to Chelsea for similar offences, and are free to sign players in the winter window.

City accepted the breaches and a statement clarified when the problems took place (h/t Guardian):

“The club accepts responsibility for the breaches which arose as a result of misinterpretation of the regulations in question.

“All of the breaches occurred before December 2016 when guidance on the interpretation of the provisions was issued, since which date Manchester City has been fully compliant.”

FIFA wants to protect minorities

Football’s governing body came out with a statement of their own which claimed that City had accepted the breach and the fine was imposed on the Premier League champions.

FIFA added that the “protection of minors” was one of the key elements in the body’s framework related to the transfer of players. Chelsea were banned for a couple of transfer windows after they were found guilty of a similar offence, and it is a little surprising that City were not handed a bigger punishment.

City are one of the richest teams in the world and the fine handed by FIFA isn’t all that great either. Many Liverpool

fans were upset over the punishment given to the Premier League champions while some weren’t all that surprised regarding how FIFA dealt with the breach.

 

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