MANCHESTER.- He Manchester City was found guilty of 114 of the 115 accusations against him for contravening the financial rules of the Premier League, The Athletic published on Friday.
According to this source, no sanction has been set for now by the authorities, who did not make their decision public either, and the Mancunian club will file an appeal.
In February 2023, after four years of investigation, the English league filed 115 charges against the Citizens.
Among them are 80 financial violations in the period 2009-2018 (inflated sponsorship contracts or undeclared salary supplements, among others) and another 35 additional charges for lack of cooperation during the investigation phase.
From September to December 2024, a lengthy hearing took place before a three-member independent commission at a secret location. There the lawyers of the Premier League and those of the club addressed this conflict.
In 2020, the UEFA banned the team for two years from its continental club competitions for alleged breaches of financial fair-play, but that sanction was later lifted by an appeal to the Sports Arbitration Court (TAS).
Since its purchase in 2008 by the Emirati investment fund Abu Dhabi United GroupManchester City took a leap in quality and accumulated great titles in its most recent stage.
City marked an era during the decade (2016-2026) in which it had Pep Guardiola as a coach: he added seven championship titles England between 2018 and 2024, in addition to achieving its first and so far only Champions League European.
If the club is formally found guilty, the sanction could include a points withdrawal or even an exclusion from the Premier League.
Switzerland leaves out Embolo
The attacker Breel Plunger was excluded by the selection of Swiss for the team’s next games in the UEFA Nations League for having presented false covid test certificates during the pandemic, the press in his country published.
The Swiss Football Federation announced on Friday that he chose not to call up the player from Atlanta United (MLS) for the current window of international matches in September and early October, without specifying the reasons.
However, the Swiss press assumes that it is a direct consequence of his sentence to a fine in November 2025 for attempting to justify Covid-19 tests using false certificates.
In a country where judicial decisions are not made public, this fine was recently revealed by the Schweiz Heute website.
