哥本哈根，9月28日：据知情人士向路透社透露，曼彻斯特城首席执行官费兰·索里亚诺在周一向欧洲足球俱乐部理事会（EFC）发表讲话时坚称，俱乐部在财务问题上的任何决定都尚未公开。
COPENHAGEN, Sept 28 : Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano insisted that no decision had been made public in the club's financial case when addressing the European Football Clubs board on Monday, a source familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
作为欧洲足球俱乐部理事会董事会成员的索里亚诺也拒绝就曼彻斯特城被认定违反英超联赛财务规则的115项规定中的114项规定一事接受记者采访。据知情人士向路透社证实的媒体报道，曼彻斯特城一直否认自己存在任何违法行为。
Soriano, who sits on EFC's board, also declined to comment to reporters on City being found guilty of 114 of 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League's financial rules, according to media reports confirmed to Reuters by a source familiar with the situation. City are expected to appeal and have consistently denied wrongdoing.
该案件将成为周二在哥本哈根举行的欧洲足球俱乐部理事会全体会议的背景之一。此次会议将汇集欧洲足球俱乐部理事会850名成员中的约500人，而当前全球足球界正热议着足球治理结构的相关问题。
The case will provide one backdrop to the General Assembly, which brings together some 500 of the 850 members of the EFC in Copenhagen for Tuesday's meeting and comes at a time when governance questions are also dominating debate at the top of the world game.
欧洲足球俱乐部理事会主席纳赛尔·阿尔-赫莱菲将在此次会议上发表讲话，欧足联主席亚历山大·切费林也将出席。国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺虽收到邀请，但极不可能亲自到场；预计国际足联代表团将由秘书长马蒂亚斯·格拉夫斯特伦代表出席。
EFC chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi is due to address delegates, with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin also attending. FIFA President Gianni Infantino was invited but is very unlikely to be present with the FIFA delegation expected to be represented by Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom.
在全球层面，因凡蒂诺提议对国际足联的治理结构和决策流程进行独立的外部审查。这一提议在试图引入私人投资以改善国际足联商业权益管理的计划失败后提出，但遭到了多个足球联合会和国家级协会的反对。
At global level, Infantino has proposed an independent external review of FIFA's governance and decision-making after the collapse of a plan to bring private investment into its commercial rights business, a proposal that triggered resistance from several confederations and national associations.
这场争论引发了更广泛的问题：重大决策是如何制定的？国际足联的领导层拥有多少权力？俱乐部、联赛、足球联合会及国家级协会在足球管理中应扮演何种角色？
The debate has raised broader questions about how major decisions are taken, how much power rests with FIFA's leadership and what role clubs, leagues, confederations and national associations should have in shaping the game.
曼彻斯特城的财务纠纷为这一全球性讨论增添了新的维度，让人们更加关注足球行业的财务监管机制、相关规定的执行情况，以及大型俱乐部与足球管理机构之间的关系。目前尚未有任何制裁措施被宣布，相关程序也尚未完成。
The City case adds a domestic dimension to the same debate, focusing attention on financial regulation, enforcement and the relationship between powerful clubs and governing bodies. No sanction has yet been announced and the process is not complete.
切费林的出席将使大会更具分量，而欧足联本身也将成为围绕欧洲乃至世界足球治理、监管及权力平衡展开的更广泛辩论的核心。
Ceferin's presence will add further weight to the general assembly, with UEFA itself central to the wider debate over governance, regulation and the balance of power across European and world football.