Could Manchester City Be Expelled From the Premier League?
BBC Sport analysts examine the range of sanctions Manchester City could face after being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules over nearly a decade.
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A panel of BBC Sport correspondents has examined what sanctions Manchester City could face after the club was found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.
The panel's discussion centres on the range of punishments available to the Premier League following the finding, with expulsion from the competition cited as one of the sanctions under consideration in the analysis. Other potential sanctions commonly discussed in connection with cases of this kind include points deductions, fines and suspended penalties.
The case against Manchester City has been one of the most closely watched disciplinary matters in English football in recent years, with the length of the investigation and the volume of charges involved drawing sustained attention from clubs, supporters and media.
BBC Sport's report did not specify a timeline for when a final decision on sanctions might be announced, or which specific punishment the panel considered most likely.
Manchester City has not been separately quoted in this report responding to the guilty finding or to the range of sanctions being discussed.
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