FA Release Statement on Manchester City Verdict
- The Premier League found Manchester City guilty of over 100 financial charges between 2009 and 2018. League chief executive Richard Masters stated, "This disciplinary case, and this decision, are the most significant in Premier League history."
- An independent commission exposed "sham" contracts used to artificially inflate revenues and reduce costs by more than £900 million . The league persisted with the investigation since 2018 despite City's attempts to frustrate the process.
- Potential sanctions include relegation, expulsion, and stripped titles, placing 10 individual titles under question from 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. This unprecedented scope threatens the integrity of an entire era of Premier League history.
- Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane stated he would "be 100 percent sticking those medals in the bin" if he were a player. The verdict creates uncertainty regarding whether current season results will maintain their meaning.
- Analysts compare the scandal to Italy's Calciopoli, which ended Serie A's hegemony in 2006, raising concerns the Premier League could lose marquee talent like Erling Haaland. The verdict threatens the league's global prestige and competitive standing.
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Manchester City's squad will gather on Thursday for their first joint training session since the independent commission found the club guilty of almost all counts of financial fraud. The majority of the players have spent the past two weeks away from Manchester due to international commitments during the international break. Manager Enzo Maresca, who returned to the Etihad today, will hold a special meeting with the squad.
According to Sky Sports, Manchester City are at risk of relegation if their appeal is not accepted.
CRISIS situation in the City.
The financial frauds of the Manchester City club, owned by the United Arab Emirates, demonstrate the complacency of the English Premier League and the dangers of the "club-states", says Jérôme Latta in his column.
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