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  "id": 10657477,
  "title": "'Period of deception' - Pochettino on Man City verdict",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/period-of-deception-pochettino-on-man-city-verdict-10657477",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:13:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/period-deception-pochettino-man-city-091315741.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mauricio Pochettino, a former English manager, has expressed his belief that the Manchester City verdict revealed a period of deception. The independent panel found City guilty of 114 out of 115 financial rule breaches, with sanctions yet to be announced. The charges span from 2009-10 to 2017-18, covering a period when Pochettino managed three clubs in the Premier League - Southampton, Tottenham, and Chelsea. Despite the sanctions, City plans to appeal the decision. Pochettino noted that many clubs followed the rules, while some didn't, and that a lack of controls led to the breaches. He questioned why City, who faced strict financial controls, were allowed to transfer players while others weren't. Pochettino also suggested that the period of deception has resulted in a loss of sporting fairness and that it is impossible to turn back time.",
  "summary": "Former Tottenham and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino says it is \"impossible to turn back time\" after Manchester City being found guilty of financial breaches.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Pochettino laments 'period of deception' if Man City breaches true",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/pochettino-laments-period-of-deception-if-man-city-breaches-true",
        "published": "2026-09-29T07:22:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Pochettino laments 'period of deception' if Man City breaches true",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/pochettino-laments-period-of-deception-if-man-city-breaches-true-10639120",
        "published": "2026-09-29T07:37:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "'Period of deception' - Pochettino on Man City verdict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/period-of-deception-pochettino-on-man-city-verdict",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:13:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pochettino laments 'period of deception' if Man City breaches true",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/pochettino-laments-period-of-deception-if-man-city-breaches-true-10670649",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:31:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}