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UEFA Financial Fair Play rules set to change after Man City ban overturned

A logo is pictured outside the UEFA in Nyon, Switzerland, February 28, 2020. [REUTERS/Denis Balibouse]

After UEFA’s attempt to ban Manchester City from European football was overturned by sport’s highest court on Monday, the continental governing body’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) system, under which they were charged, faces likely changes.

FFP regulations aim to stop clubs running big losses through spending on players but, after 11 years, UEFA was already examining possible changes before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) backed City’s appeal against a two-year ban.

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