{
  "id": 13258003,
  "title": "Maresca Backs Man City to Win Appeal Against Guilty Verdict",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/maresca-backs-man-city-to-win-appeal-against-guilty-verdict",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T23:47:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/10/maresca-backs-man-city-to-win-appeal-against-guilty-verdict/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Enzo Maresca, the new boss of Manchester City, has expressed confidence that the club will prevail in their appeal against the guilty verdict handed down by an independent commission. The commission found City guilty of serious breaches of Premier League financial rules, alleging that the club arranged \"sham\" contracts with commercial partners to artificially inflate its revenues by £830m between 2009/10 and 2017/18. Speaking at his first press conference since the verdict, Maresca stated that he \"100 per cent completely trusts\" the club's hierarchy, insisting that they are \"convinced\" they will win the appeal. The club's appeal comes after they described the original judgement as \"opinion\" and claimed it contained \"clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe\".",
  "summary": "Manchester City boss, Enzo Maresca says the club’s owners are “convinced” they will win their appeal against an independent commission that found them guilty of all charges related to serious",
  "key_points": [
    "Enzo Maresca backs Manchester City to win appeal",
    "City found guilty of £830m revenue inflation breaches",
    "Appeal follows club's claim of material errors in verdict"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Maresca's confidence in Manchester City's appeal signals a unified front from the club's leadership, suggesting a robust defence against the Premier League's allegations of financial rule breaches.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}