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Man City lodge appeal after guilty finding in financial breach scandal



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xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoManchester City were found to have systematically broken the Premier League’s financial rules for nearly a decade [File: Jon Super/AP]By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 2 Oct 20262 Oct 2026Manchester City have filed an appeal against an independent commission’s ruling that found the club guilty of ⁠serious breaches of the ⁠Premier League’s financial rules as it seeks to overturn the decision and avoid potentially severe sanct

The league said on Tuesday that City had used “sham” commercial contracts as part of schemes to inflate revenue and ⁠understate costs by more than 900 million pounds ($1.19bn) over nearly a decade.

City were found guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the league’s financial rules over nine seasons from 2009-2010 to 2017-2018 as well as three out of ⁠four charges concerning failures to cooperate with the investigation.

The club has denied wrongdoing throughout the process.

“Manchester City Football Club can confirm that at 7pm on Thursday 1st 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 said in a statement on Friday.

“The Club’s firm position ‌is that, on multiple grounds, the opinion contains clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe.

“The Club is innocent of the accusations made by the Premier League and a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence exists in support of all of its positions, relating to this case.”

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