Man City guilty of 100-plus Premier League rule breaches
City found guilty of using sham contracts to inflate revenue by AUD$1.7 billion from 2009 to 2018.
Manchester City faces severe punishment after an independent commission found it guilty of breaking over 100 Premier League financial rules. The club used fake commercial contracts to artificially boost revenue and cut costs by AUD$1.7 billion across nine years.
City could be hit with a points penalty, expulsion from the league, or other sanctions. Manager Enzo Maresca broke his silence, telling City's website: "We trust completely the club.
The focus for us is just what we can control and we can control just the football side." Star striker Erling Haaland echoed the call for unity.
"We have to stick together and spread the love to each other," he said. City return to play Liverpool on Sunday (Monday AEDT) in their first match since the verdict.
The team leads the Premier League with five straight wins.
- Over 100
- Rule breaches
- AUD$1.7 billion
- Inflated revenue
- 2009 to 2018
- Period of violations
Why it mattersA top global football club could be expelled from its league; the current squad bears the burden of infractions from a decade earlier.
AustraliaMillions of Australians follow City closely; this uncertainty puts at risk a major team in a league widely watched across the country.
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