{
  "id": 13096387,
  "title": "Maresca backs Manchester City to win financial breach appeal and insists titles are not tainted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/maresca-backs-manchester-city-to-win-financial-breach-appeal-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/maresca-backs-manchester-city-win-105500610.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Enzo Maresca, former assistant coach at Manchester City, has expressed his belief that the club will triumph in their appeal against financial breaches committed between 2009 and 2018. The independent commission found City guilty of employing sham contracts and sponsorships to artificially boost revenues, enabling the team to make higher expenditures. However, Maresca maintains that the verdict is not tainted and that the club will overturn the decision. He emphasized his complete trust in the club's management, stating that the recent treble victory was a testament to their hard work and dedication.",
  "summary": "Enzo Maresca has outlined his belief that Manchester City will win their appeal against historical financial breaches.Manchester City have beenfound guilty of multiple financial breaches, between 2009...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}