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  "title": "Man City appeals guilty findings of breaking EPL's financial rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/man-city-appeals-guilty-findings-of-breaking-epls-financial-rules-11526246",
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  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:04:31.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-02/manchester-city-appeal-guilty-findings-after-epl-finance-probe/107223868"
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  "summary": "Manchester City denies the Premier League's finding that it used \"sham\" commercial contracts as part of schemes to inflate revenue and understate costs.",
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        "title": "Ex-Man City manager Mancini says club’s financial scandal is ‘not a problem that concerns me’",
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        "title": "Man City whistleblower to lose witness protection days after club's guilty verdict",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Man City appeal against explosive ruling on breaches of financial rules",
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        "published": "2026-10-02T14:58:45.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Man City to appeal but defence may be undermined by Etihad statement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/man-city-to-appeal-but-defence-may-be-undermined-by-etihad-statement",
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