Manchester City Has Been Found ‘Cheating on an Industrial scale.’ What Comes Next?
The club says it will appeal as the commission weighs sanctions that could include a points deduction, fine or expulsion.
- On Tuesday, the Premier League announced that an independent commission found Manchester City guilty of breaching financial rules well over 100 times between 2009 and 2018, using "sham" contracts to disguise secret funding from its UAE ownership.
- Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan acquired the club in 2008 through the Abu Dhabi United Group, sparking billions in spending that transformed City into a dominant force winning multiple league titles during the period under investigation.
- Investigators found the club's financial wrongdoing, facilitated by "sham" commercial deals, totaled more than £900 million , while the league reported City understated expenses by tens of millions and concealed "the true state of its finances."
- City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak stated on Saturday that the club's "confidence and intent in proving the club's innocence is just as strong as when this began" while preparing to appeal the verdict.
- This disciplinary case creates significant uncertainty for the Premier League, as the nine-year period now carries an asterisk and could trigger years of compensation claims from other clubs over lost earnings and titles.
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Manchester City have been found guilty of systematic cheating for nine years. Their response is a mysterious video.
By Ben Church, CNN It is one of the most extraordinary and momentous moments in the history of the Premier League: a story that has threatened and continues to endanger the integrity of football in England. Manchester City, one of the most successful teams in the world in recent years, has been declared
Reading the verdict against Manchester City is like opening a window and breathing in fresh air. Perhaps we have finally hit the ceiling on how irresponsible international football is allowed to be. 2026 seems to be the year when football match-fixing reaches new heights – and where the consequences finally hit.
The Independent
The Independent (US)The Man City scandal is the biggest in sporting history – is it good for football?
Man City are claiming ‘conspiracy’ but as Miguel Delaney explains, this may be the most sophisticated system of industrialised cheating football has ever seen and the geopolitical element adds another huge layer
Man City might be biggest cheats sporting world has ever seen. What comes next?
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