Source: Man City set to be found guilty of most PL financial breach charges — SkimNews
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- Manchester City are expected to be found guilty on the vast majority of charges in their Premier League financial breach case, with The Athletic reporting the club was found guilty of all but one of 115 charges by an independent panel.
- City did not deny the verdicts, saying the process "remains ongoing," while one source told ESPN that the club sought an injunction Friday to block initial reporting of the decision — a claim City strongly denied.
- Manchester City could face anything from a fine to a points deduction or expulsion from the Premier League, and are expected to appeal any guilty verdict.
- The Premier League announced the charges in February 2023 after a four-year investigation, with the case heard at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London from September through December 2024 over 12 weeks.
- The alleged financial breaches spanned nine years (2009-2018), centered on whether City provided "accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club's financial position."
- In a 2020 parallel case, City were found guilty of breaking UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules — receiving a two-year European ban and €30m fine — before CAS overturned the ban five months later and reduced the fine to €10m.
Why it matters: With City facing potential fines, points deductions, or Premier League expulsion — and an appeal all but guaranteed — the eight-year legal saga now enters a penalty phase that could drag on for years, given City's history of overturning similar UEFA sanctions through CAS.
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