Concern over Manchester City's potential Champions League place next season
Senior figures in English football are worried Manchester City could play in next season's Champions League even if they are relegated for breaching financial regulations. If City win the Champions League, they would qualify as holders, and BBC Sport understands there is no automatic mechanism to remove them from a European competition they qualify for on sporting merit. City deny wrongdoing and have appealed the verdict.
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