Man City appeals guilty findings of breaking EPL's financial rules
First reported 30 Sept, 15:51 UTCUpdated 18h ago14 sources
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Manchester City denies the Premier League's finding that it used "sham" commercial contracts as part of schemes to inflate revenue and understate costs.
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Manchester City faces an uncertain future after the decorated English soccer club was found guilty of systematically breaking the Premier League's financial rules for nearly a decade.
The Premier League’s punishment for the club will define English football for decades
Clarification comes after Burnham said he would be ‘really concerned to lose’ Manchester City’s owners if they decided to sell the club
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- Manchester City, found guilty of cheating, stares into the abyss (opens The Economist in a new tab)
The Premier League’s punishment for the club will define English football for decades
- Etihad Airways 'categorically rejects' Premier League findings against Manchester City (opens The National (UAE) in a new tab)
Etihad Airways has responded to the independent commission decision this week that found Manchester City in breach of the Premier League's financial rules. The commission accused City of arranging contracts that misrepresented the true agreements with several commercial partners. The airline, which has been a…
- Man City could face fines, EPL expulsion, over financial rules scandal (opens ABC News (Australia) in a new tab)
Manchester City faces an uncertain future after the decorated English soccer club was found guilty of systematically breaking the Premier League's financial rules for nearly a decade.
- Manchester City supporters have been gaslit. What happens now? (opens The Conversation in a new tab)
The evidence now requires Manchester City supporters to make the distinction their owners have spent years blurring.
- Manchester City has been found ‘cheating on an industrial scale.’ What comes next? (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
It’s one of the most extraordinary and monumental moments in the history of the Premier League – a story that has threatened and continues to endanger the very integrity of soccer in England. Manchester City, one of the most successful teams in the world in recent years, has been found guilty of systematically…
- Manchester City not 'above the rules', says Downing Street (opens Euronews in a new tab)
After PM Andy Burnham's - a former mayor of Greater Manchester - admission of his fears that the club's owners might leave because of the investigation into 'creative book-keeping', his spokesperson has issued a clarification.
- What to know about the Man City scandal and charges against the Premier League soccer team (opens PBS NewsHour in a new tab)
In a stunning verdict announced Tuesday, the Premier League published a statement confirming Manchester City was guilty of almost all of the 115 charges leveled against the Abu Dhabi-controlled club for alleged breaches of financial rules. Here's a closer look at the case that everyone in soccer is talking about.
- Man City not 'above the rules', says No 10 after backlash to Burnham remarks (opens BBC News in a new tab)
The prime minister said he would be "really concerned" if the club's owners sell up after Premier League rule breaches.
- Downing Street says no suggestion Manchester City is ‘above rules’ (opens Anadolu Agency in a new tab)
Clarification comes after Burnham said he would be ‘really concerned to lose’ Manchester City’s owners if they decided to sell the club
- City set to launch appeal as legal fallout widens beyond Premier League case (opens CNA in a new tab)
- Man City lodge appeal against Premier League judgement (opens RTÉ News in a new tab)
Manchester City have lodged their appeal against the damning judgment that they broke Premier League financial rules.
- Manchester City Premier League charges: What do they mean? (opens Deutsche Welle in a new tab)
Since being bought by the UAE in 2008, Manchester City have become one of the world's most successful football clubs. A raft of serious financial charges threatens to undermine this and bring chaos to the Premier League.
