Pep Guardiola issues first response after Man City found guilty of Premier League charges
Ex-Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he will always be behind his former team in the wake of a Premier League guilty verdict against the club.
Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards expressed his devastation after reading the Premier League's guilty verdict against the club for financial misconduct. An independent commission found that City had arranged sham contracts with commercial partners to hide secret funding of over £830m during the 2009-10 to 2017-18 seasons.
The league confirmed that City had breached financial rules and failed to cooperate with the investigation. All but one of the charges related to failure to cooperate were found guilty. Richards, who was part of the City's title-winning squad in 2011-12, said that hearing the reports was "absolutely devastating." He added: "I was at that club since I was 14 years old, and I would die for that club.
I achieved my dream at Manchester City." Richards also mentioned that the uncertainty around the club's fate was heart-wrenching, especially for a long-term supporter and a former player. The club has until October 2 to appeal the decision.
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