The Fiver | Plucky underdogs overcoming apparently insurmountable odds

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!The Miracle On Ice. David versus Goliath. Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp. Everyone loves stories in which plucky underdogs overcome apparently insurmountable odds to achieve unlikely triumphs over heavy-handed bullies and on Monday the beleaguered, put-upon church mice of Manchester City added their own tale of plucky derring-do to the canon. Having been found guilty of going all Gordon Ramsay on their books by Uefa and handed a two-year ban from European competition on top of a €30m fine, this morning they heard that the court of arbitration for sport had overturned their ban and reduced the financial penalty to chump change of €10m. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/13/the-fiver-manchester-city-plucky-underdogs-overcoming-apparently-insurmountable-odds #football #sport #manchester_city