Manchester City Football Club has officially filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a two-year ban from European competitions.

The English champions were banned from all UEFA competitions for the next two seasons and fined £24.9m for "serious breaches" of Financial Fair Play regulations.

An Adjudicatory Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) found the Premier League champions guilty of serious breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations.

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In a statement, UEFA said City "overstated its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the break-even information submitted to UEFA between 2012 and 2016".

The club were also found guilty of "failing to cooperate in the investigation of this case by the CFCB".

The club later released the following statement: "Manchester City is disappointed but not surprised by today's announcement by the UEFA Adjudicatory Chamber. The club has always anticipated the ultimate need to seek out an independent body and process to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence in support of its position.