English FA: City verdict has huge implications for game's integrity
The Football Association says it is “carefully considering” the implications of the findings into Manchester City. An independent commission found City guilty on all charges related to breaching Premier League financial rules in a damning report released earlier this week.
The Football Association is "carefully considering" the implications of the verdict against Manchester City for breaching Premier League financial rules, according to a statement on fa.com. An independent commission found City guilty on all charges related to the scheme, which inflated revenues to comply with Premier League and UEFA financial rules.
City is expected to lodge their appeal before the deadline later on Friday. The commission determined that more than £830 million ($1.09 billion) of funding was used to disguise government funding as sponsorship revenue. The independent commission's decision has significant implications for the integrity of the game, according to the FA.
City's appeal will likely focus on evidence that government funding, provided via the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court (CPC), went to sponsors to fulfill their liabilities to City, rather than to Sheikh Mansour's Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG), the club's ownership.
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