Manchester City faces relegation threat over financial charges
Manchester City stands charged with over 100 financial fair play violations spanning 2009 to 2018.
Manchester City faces the biggest threat to its dominance in years after being formally charged with financial fraud. The club broke financial fair play rules across a nine-year period from 2009 to 2018.
During this time it won multiple Premier League titles, domestic cups and its record-breaking 2017-18 season with 100 points. The Premier League investigation could result in penalties.
Former player Wayne Rooney suggested the club could lose 60 points, making relegation virtually impossible to avoid. The club could also lose all eight trophies won during that period.
City has attempted legal challenges to avoid the charges. Some fans have accepted the club may deserve punishment, joking "City's going down with a billion in the bank".
- over 100 violations
- Charges filed
- 2009 to 2018
- Violation period
- 100 points in 2017-18
- Record points season
- 60-point deduction
- Suggested punishment
Why it mattersIf City loses points or trophies, it would reshape English football's power structure and set a precedent for how wealthy clubs face financial penalties.
AustraliaAustralian Premier League fans and broadcasters have a stake in City's fate; a stripped title or docked points rewrites recent seasons Aussie viewers watched live.
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