Rossoneri Round Up for Jul 14: Manchester City Follow AC Milan and PSG In Overturning FFP's Rulings Through CAS

FT are reporting that Manchester City had their two year ban from the Champions League overturned by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) dealing a huge blow to the Financial Fair Play (FFP). This decision shows the flaws of the system as now PSG, AC Milan and City have all had decisions overturned due to the complicated rule book but while the clubs with huge foreign investment will prevail following their cases, Milan had to drop out of Europe this season and struggle under the weight of the flawed system that hurts the club’s ability to invest in it's relaunch. Although the principles of FFP are sound, the implementation is horrid and inconsistent. Moreover, it does not seem to be applied fairly across the board. UEFA commented “Financial fair play has played a significant role in protecting clubs and helping them become financially sustainable.”

AC Milan and Italian Football Links

• Player Ratings from Milan's 2-2 draw with Napoli away. [AC Milan Offside]
• Sevilla looking at two Milan deals this summer. [AC Milan Offside]
• Journalist reporting that Rangnick has 3 year deal on the table. [AC Milan Offside]
• Milan targeting Freiburg centre back Robin Koch. [AC Milan Offside]
• Inter Milan brush aside Torino 3-1 to leapfrog Lazio into second. [Football Italia]

World Football Links

• Manchester United held by Southampton with late goal to miss out on UCL spot. [BBC]
• Real Madrid beat Granada 2-1 to go one win from the La Liga title. [BBC]
• Manchester City have FFP ban overturned by CAS in huge blow to UEFA. [The Guardian]
• Villarreal will miss out on the Champions League after Real Sociedad loss. [Super Sport]
• Watford's Kabasele says racism is worse online than in stadiums. [CNN]