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Man City fans join in legal action against Financial Fair Play

An independent Manchester City fans' group has joined a legal action against Uefa's Financial Fair Play regulations. MCFC Supporters' Club, which has 15,000 members, voted to back the move led by Jean-Louis Dupont, the lawyer who helped win the landmark Bosman Ruling, reports BBC Sport.

Dupont claims Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches European competition law.

City were fined £49m and given restrictions on spending and squad size for breaking FFP rules last season.

"Far from implementing a true financial fair play, this rule is in fact a prohibition to invest that prevents ambitious owners to develop their clubs," said MCFC Supporters' Club in a statement.

"The Uefa rule may be bad news for MCFC supporters, but it is even worse news for supporters of all clubs that do not today belong to the established European elite."

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