Manchester City club chief Ferran Soriano said the allegations against the club - which led to his suspension from two years of European competitions by the European Football Association (UEFA) - are false and politically motivated.
Uefa ruled last Friday that Citi committed "serious violations" of the regulations for fair play and failed to cooperate with the investigation, and punished him with a two-year suspension and a fine of 30 million euros.
The Judicial Chamber of the Financial Supervision of Clubs in UEFA said that City violated the rules by "inflating sponsorship earnings in its accounts and data sent to UEFA between 2012 and 2016, and that the club did not cooperate in the investigation."
In an interview with the club's website, Soriano himself spoke for the first time about the punishment, saying, "The most important thing I will say today is that these allegations are not true, they are simply not true."
"We provided the evidence, but in the end this investigation room relied on emails stolen out of context more than all the other evidence through which we presented what actually happened, and I think it is normal for us to feel what we feel now, and ultimately according to our experience," the Spanish official added. It looks more like politics, not justice. "
Soriano denied that Citi provided false data on sponsorship contracts, and said that "the owner did not pump money into this club that was not properly disclosed, we are a club that makes profits and no debts on us, and our accounts have been examined many times by auditors, regulatory bodies and investors, and this Something quite clear. "
The Abu Dhabi United Development and Investment Group, owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is the majority shareholder in the City Football Group, with a share of about 77%.
The England champions during the past two seasons announced their intention to appeal the UEFA decision to the Sports Arbitration Court.
"We are looking for a speedy solution through a comprehensive and fair process, so I hope it will end before the beginning of the summer, and until then we are continuing our work as usual," said Soriano.