Premier League: Manchester City appeal after being found guilty of financial breaches

News Tank Football - Paris - News #455812 - Published on 02/10/26 at 17:05
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"Manchester City FC (Premier League) can confirm that at 19:00 [20:00 CET] on Thursday 1 October 2026 the Club lodged its comprehensive Appeal against the opinion of the Premier League Commission, in relation to the Premier League disciplinary matter," the club announced on 2 October 2026.

The independent Commission had found Manchester City FC "guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules over a nine-season period (2009-10 to 2017-18), and the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate with the League's investigation," on 29 September 2026.

The independent Commission found that Manchester City:
• "arranged 'sham' contracts (which misrepresented the true agreement between the parties) with a number of its commercial partners…

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