Manchester City have appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over UEFA actions in their Financial Fair Play investigation, the institution has confirmed.
UEFA opened an investigation into the Blues in March, months after the club had been subject of a Football Leaks expose that claimed they had misled officials over Financial Fair Play.
In May, the investigatory chamber of the UEFA club financial control body (CFCB) referred the case to the adjudicatory chamber with a year-long ban mooted as a suggested punishment.
City angrily hit back, claiming that the investigation contained "mistakes, misinterpretations and confusions" and later said that "if the process is going to be judged on facts then unquestionably we will prevail".
The unusual decision taken by the club to go to CAS before a verdict has been announced by UEFA was confirmed in a statement on Thursday.
A statement read: "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) against the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
"The appeal is filed against decisions taken by the Investigatory Chamber (IC) of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) regarding MCFC's alleged non-compliance with UEFA's Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations.
"An arbitration procedure will now be initiated and will involve an exchange of written submissions between the parties while a panel of CAS arbitrators is convened to hear the appeal. Once the Panel has been formally constituted, it will issue a procedural calendar. It is not possible to say at this time when the Arbitral Award for this matter will be issued.
"CAS will not provide any further information in relation to this procedure, except to issue a Media Release announcing the Panel's decision."
