{
  "id": 14449992,
  "title": "Regulator expects Man City appeal to be heard by January",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/regulator-expects-man-city-appeal-to-be-heard-by-january-14449992",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:37:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/regulator-expects-man-city-appeal-111201305.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An Independent Regulator has anticipated that Manchester City's appeal over over 100 Premier League rule breaches will be heard by January. The club, currently atop the league after a 3-0 win against Liverpool, maintains their innocence. No sanctions have been imposed yet, but heavy points deductions could lead to relegation and even the stripping of titles won between 2009 and 2018. The Premier League aims to resolve this within the season, and the Independent Football Regulator chair, David Kogan, estimates a mid-January hearing. Kogan vowed to resign if political interference occurred in future City investigations. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham faced criticism for suggesting City's Abu Dhabi owners might abandon the club if found guilty. Burnham later clarified he wasn't above the rules and had met City officials before. Kogan stated there was no interference in the regulator's work, emphasizing his commitment to impartiality. Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca expressed complete trust in the club's ability to win its appeal.",
  "summary": "The chair of English football's Independent Regulator has said he expects Manchester City's appeal after being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules to be heard by January.\"The Premier League have said that they want to get this resolved within season, and actually, of course, it's not the Premier League, it's an independent commission that's actually going to…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Regulator would quit over Man City interference",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/regulator-would-quit-over-man-city-interference",
        "published": "2026-10-14T05:24:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
        "title": "Regulator would quit over Man City interference",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/regulator-would-quit-over-man-city-interference-14401392",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:59:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Regulator expects Man City appeal to be heard by January",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/regulator-expects-man-city-appeal-to-be-heard-by-january",
        "published": "2026-10-14T11:18:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Man City’s appeal over 114 charges to be heard by January, regulator says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/man-citys-appeal-over-114-charges-to-be-heard-by-january-regulator",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:52:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}