There has been a lot of questions from fans and football analysts after the news broke out that Manchester City have received a fine of £315,000 by FIFA for committing same offence with rivals Chelsea. They are wondering why would the London club received a harsher punishment of not signing any player for two transfer windows while Manchester City's punishment is just a fine.

A FIFA spokesman has confirmed why Manchester City have escaped a transfer ban despite being found guilty of breaking rules on signing young players, unlike the harsher punishment Chelsea received.

When contacted FIFA to determine why City and Chelsea's cases resulted in different outcomes, and received the following response:

"Generally speaking, FIFA's judicial bodies handle all cases on an individual basis as circumstances differ from case to case," said the FIFA spokesman.

"In its decision on Manchester City , FIFA's Disciplinary Committee took into consideration all specific circumstances of the case as well as the club’s cooperation in clarifying the relevant facts.

"It is important to stress that the specific circumstances of this case differ from previous cases involving breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.

"Please note that in line with article 50 ( of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (2019 version), 'at any time prior to the meeting set up to decide the case by the relevant judicial body, a party may accept responsibility and request the FIFA judicial bodies to impose a specific sanction. The FIFA judicial bodies may decide on the basis of such request or render a decision which it considers appropriate in the context of this Code.'

Source:
https://whenhow24..com/2019/08/see-why-man-city-did-not-receive.html

Corruption everywhere