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PSG Appeal to CAS to stop UEFA's FFP probe

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Paris Saint-Germain have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to stop UEFA re-examining its decision to clear the club of breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. European football's governing body opted to review the investigation in July, having cleared the Ligue 1 champions of contravening FFP a month earlier. PSG, who in 2017 signed Neymar for a world-record €222 million and Kylian Mbappe on an initial loan before making the deal permanent for €180m, raised funds of around €50m through transfers at the request of UEFA to avoid sanctions for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 financial years. Javier Pastore, Yuri Berchiche, Odsonne Eduoard and Jonathan Ikone were all sold by Thomas Tuchel's side in the summer. A statement from CAS read: "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by the French club Paris Saint-Germain against a decision rendered by UEFA in September 2018. "At the parties' request, the proced...