Manchester City charges: Appeal, sanctions and timelines explained
City have been found guilty of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules and now face points deductions, huge fines and even expulsion as punishment
In a recent match, Manchester City will face Liverpool at Anfield, marking the club's first game since being found guilty of charges related to breaching the Premier League's financial rules over a nine-season period from 2009 to 2018. An independent commission concluded that City was guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules, as well as the majority of charges due to their failure to cooperate with the investigation.
The commission found that between 2009/10 and 2017/18, Manchester City arranged 'sham' contracts with commercial partners and relied on 'sham' agreements with others to artificially inflate the club's revenues and reduce its costs. The club also filed misstated accounts, concealed its true financial state from auditors and football regulators, and breached both the Premier League's and UEFA's spending limits.
City responded by appealing the guilty verdict, claiming they possess an 'irrefutable body of evidence'. The appeal must be concluded within 12 weeks, likely leading to a verdict between January and March, depending on the duration of the process. Sanctions, if the appeal fails, could include unlimited fines, transfer bans, points deductions, expulsion from the league, or even the stripping of titles won during the period in question.
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