MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City hopes for a verdict this season in its appeal against a two-year European ban, club CEO Ferran Soriano said Wednesday. City is expected to file a formal challenge against UEFA within days at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Though appeals at CAS typically take about one year to resolve, Soriano targeted a verdict around May or June. “We are looking for an early resolution obviously through a thorough process and a fair process so my best hope is that this will be finished before the beginning of the summer,” the CEO said in an interview filmed and published by the club. Sport's highest court can process fast-track cases if all parties agree to work on an accelerated timetable. A UEFA judging panel banned City last Friday from European competitions in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons for breaking financial monitoring rules and failing to fully cooperate with investigators.Read more on NewsOK.com