Supporters of clubs that have tasted the success of European football competition tend to enjoy the moment that the Champions League anthem rings out around their stadium. It signifies the fact that the club has reached the pinnacle of footballing competition and is a moment of pride for many. Nevertheless, there are those who see it as an anthem of a corrupt organisation.

Manchester City supporters, in particular, have been known to boo the Champions League anthem whenever it is played. Pep Guardiola has asked fans to stop doing this but has had little success in that regard. But what are the reasons for Manchester City's supporters to want to boo the anthem in the first place? Well, there are a few.

One of the most obvious reasons for such a protest is due to Financial Fair Play. Everyone who knows anything about football will understand that Manchester City have bought their way to success. You can see that as a dig if you like, because it is, but it's also the truth. It wasn't that long ago that Manchester's sky blue team were being thrashed 8-1 by Middlesbrough, yet the same club now boasts one of the world's greatest squads just over a decade later.

That's cool if you're a Manchester City supporter, but other clubs don't look too kindly to the fact that success has been bought so easily. How can other clubs compete with the billions of oil money at the disposal of the likes of Manchester City? Nevertheless, the club has done well to establish itself as one of the up and coming giants of football, but the powers that be want to make things a little fairer for everyone else. That's where Financial Fair Play comes in and tries to prevent clubs from spending more than they generate. With Manchester City's massive lack of success in previous decades, they easily overstepped the line of affordable spending and were smacked in the face with a £49 million fine for their efforts back in 2014 as well as restrictions on future spending.

This, of course, didn't go down well with supporters of the club, and I can kind of understand why. Although I agree with Financial Fair Play in the grand scheme of things, the rules do seem to be changed to fit whatever narrative is desirable at the time. Let's just say that some clubs get away with more than others.

However, Financial Fair Play isn't the only reason why Manchester City supporters boo the Champions League song. In fact, things get a bit more serious if you dig a little deeper. Back in the 2011/12 season, Mario Balotelli was racially abused by fans of Porto in a Europa League game and the club was fined a mere €20,000. If that wasn't insulting enough, Manchester City were then fined €30,000 for returning to the pitch 30 seconds late for the second half against Sporting Lisbon. Unprofessional, sure, but there seems to be a bit of a balance problem here and we all know that racism is brushed under the carpet as quickly as possible in football.

Back to sudden rule changes and Manchester City were annoyed that UEFA decided to mess around with coefficient points to take into consideration the historic results of clubs in the Champions League prior to ranking. This meant that Manchester City, who had qualified for the competition for several years, were still being overlooked somewhat due to the fact that clubs like Manchester United had won the competition several times in the past, even if they weren't currently doing as well.

Now, we can consider all of the above and say 'fair enough' to most of it, but I do feel that the main reason for the booing of the Champions League anthem is that Manchester City supporters want their club to be able to dominate world football by spending whatever they want, whenever they want. If this is the case then I can't help but feel that it's all a bit petty. Nevertheless, I also imagine that most of the people taking part in the booing are those who have 'supported' the club since 2011 onward. Many of the old school supporters are likely to remember just how small Manchester City were before the money and would be grateful for where they are now.