City appeals financial breach ruling
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Manchester City appealed a Premier League ruling finding it guilty of serious financial-rule breaches, denying wrongdoing and arguing the decision contained legal and factual errors.
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UAE officials have warned the UK that a severe punishment for Man City could hurt future Emirati investment in Britain, Bloomberg reports.
This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football.
This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football.
October 2, 2026 at 10:04 AM
UAE officials have warned the UK that a severe punishment for Man City could hurt future Emirati investment in Britain, Bloomberg reports.
This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football.
This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football.
by Paul Davies
“City played fantasy football.”
It’s possible to think the best City teams played “scandalously good” football and that Pep is a great coach but that it was built on a lie and without the financial doping he might never have gone there let alone won so much.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
It’s possible to think the best City teams played “scandalously good” football and that Pep is a great coach but that it was built on a lie and without the financial doping he might never have gone there let alone won so much.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
Manchester City’s guilty verdict and Pep Guardiola’s legacy (Gift Article)
Guardiola has to believe, because otherwise what's the alternative? That it was all for nothing?
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:22 AM
“City played fantasy football.”
It’s possible to think the best City teams played “scandalously good” football and that Pep is a great coach but that it was built on a lie and without the financial doping he might never have gone there let alone won so much.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
It’s possible to think the best City teams played “scandalously good” football and that Pep is a great coach but that it was built on a lie and without the financial doping he might never have gone there let alone won so much.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
Life long City fan here. No football club is worth a national government accepting blackmail. Sadly, the correct strategic response is probably for the government to encourage the maximum penalty as a signal to other states that the UK won't be blackmailed.
Unlikely to happen imho but....
Unlikely to happen imho but....
October 2, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Life long City fan here. No football club is worth a national government accepting blackmail. Sadly, the correct strategic response is probably for the government to encourage the maximum penalty as a signal to other states that the UK won't be blackmailed.
Unlikely to happen imho but....
Unlikely to happen imho but....
This is the kind of attitude which underpinned the cheating that led to the guilty verdict in the first place. Nice people.
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UAE officials have warned the UK government that the severity of Man City’s punishment could undermine their appetite for future grand-scale commitments in Britain, according to people familiar with the matter’1/
UAE officials have warned the UK government that the severity of Man City’s punishment could undermine their appetite for future grand-scale commitments in Britain, according to people familiar with the matter’1/
Man City Verdict Puts UK-UAE Diplomatic Relations Under Strain
A historic legal ruling against Manchester City Football Club has placed diplomatic ties between the UK and the United Arab Emirates under significant strain, with billions of pounds in projected fore...
www.bloomberg.com
October 2, 2026 at 10:18 AM
This is the kind of attitude which underpinned the cheating that led to the guilty verdict in the first place. Nice people.
I guess we're talking about potential bans from football for named individuals. Will be interesting to see if anyone breaks ranks between now and the EPL appeal/sanctions decision to try and get a personal punishment mitigated.
October 2, 2026 at 9:51 AM
I guess we're talking about potential bans from football for named individuals. Will be interesting to see if anyone breaks ranks between now and the EPL appeal/sanctions decision to try and get a personal punishment mitigated.
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Points deduction? Relegation? Expulsion?
All but one of the charges against Manchester City have been proved.
Football Law’s latest article explains what the Premier League Commission found and, perhaps more importantly, what could happen next.
#MCFC #PL
www.footballlaw.co.uk/articles/-ma...
All but one of the charges against Manchester City have been proved.
Football Law’s latest article explains what the Premier League Commission found and, perhaps more importantly, what could happen next.
#MCFC #PL
www.footballlaw.co.uk/articles/-ma...
Sham City — Football Law
On 29 September 2026, the Premier League announced that a PL Commission had found all but one of the charges against Manchester City proved. This article explains the PL Commission’s findings and cons...
www.footballlaw.co.uk
October 2, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Points deduction? Relegation? Expulsion?
All but one of the charges against Manchester City have been proved.
Football Law’s latest article explains what the Premier League Commission found and, perhaps more importantly, what could happen next.
#MCFC #PL
www.footballlaw.co.uk/articles/-ma...
All but one of the charges against Manchester City have been proved.
Football Law’s latest article explains what the Premier League Commission found and, perhaps more importantly, what could happen next.
#MCFC #PL
www.footballlaw.co.uk/articles/-ma...
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Happy Manchester City Appeal Announcement Day!
(I know nothing, but I think we’re all anticipating it.)
PL Rules, r. W.86 provides Standard Appeal Directions that would ordinarily see, inter alia, an appeal concluded within 12 weeks of being made. However, those directions can be varied (W.85).
(I know nothing, but I think we’re all anticipating it.)
PL Rules, r. W.86 provides Standard Appeal Directions that would ordinarily see, inter alia, an appeal concluded within 12 weeks of being made. However, those directions can be varied (W.85).
October 2, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Happy Manchester City Appeal Announcement Day!
(I know nothing, but I think we’re all anticipating it.)
PL Rules, r. W.86 provides Standard Appeal Directions that would ordinarily see, inter alia, an appeal concluded within 12 weeks of being made. However, those directions can be varied (W.85).
(I know nothing, but I think we’re all anticipating it.)
PL Rules, r. W.86 provides Standard Appeal Directions that would ordinarily see, inter alia, an appeal concluded within 12 weeks of being made. However, those directions can be varied (W.85).
There has been some very astute commentary on the Manchester City case over the last few days - including this excellent discussion on @liberopodcast.com. youtu.be/T5Zfs0Gq-xY?...
Manchester City: Sham Football Club | Libero 162
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October 1, 2026 at 4:35 PM
There has been some very astute commentary on the Manchester City case over the last few days - including this excellent discussion on @liberopodcast.com. youtu.be/T5Zfs0Gq-xY?...