Manchester City found guilty on more than 100 financial charges, sources say
Sources confirmed on Friday that City were found guilty on almost all of the more than 100 charges brought by the Premier League, culminating a disciplinary process that began in December 2018.
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Sources confirmed on Friday that Manchester City have been found guilty on almost all of the more than 100 financial charges brought against the club by the Premier League, marking the culmination of a disciplinary process that began in December 2018.
City were taken over by Abu Dhabi royalty in 2008 and became serial champions under manager Pep Guardiola, winning five Premier League titles and the Champions League during the years the investigation was under way.
A long-running dispute
The charges centred on allegations of financial rule-breaking, which City have contested throughout the process even as their success on the pitch continued. Observers have noted a contrast between the club's approach to the case and the public image it has sought to project.
With guilty findings now confirmed on almost all of the charges, the case is reported to have further to run, as attention turns to what consequences may follow for one of English football's most successful clubs of the past decade.
Sources
- How drawn-out saga of Manchester City’s alleged cheating came to this — The Guardian — Business
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