Manchester City appeals breach ruling
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Manchester City filed an appeal Friday against a Premier League ruling that found it guilty of serious financial-rule breaches, alleging substantial errors of law.
From Etihad's "RESPONSE TO CLAIMS RAISED ABOUT STATE-OWNED AIRLINES" filed with the US gov. in 2015. "The assertion that the Abu Dhabi government paid for Etihad’s sponsorship of English Premier League football club Manchester City is [...] false".
October 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
From Etihad's "RESPONSE TO CLAIMS RAISED ABOUT STATE-OWNED AIRLINES" filed with the US gov. in 2015. "The assertion that the Abu Dhabi government paid for Etihad’s sponsorship of English Premier League football club Manchester City is [...] false".
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...
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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.
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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.
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.