{
  "id": 15903803,
  "title": "Manchester City must face justice for sake of Premier League and Uefa, says Tebas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/manchester-city-must-face-justice-for-sake-of-premier-league-and-uefa",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:47:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/manchester-city-must-face-justice-for-sake-of-premier-league-and-uefa-says-tebas/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spanish football league boss Javier Tebas has called for Manchester City to face \"justice\" in light of the club's recent guilty verdict for breaching the Premier League's financial regulations. The English and European football world are at stake, Tebas argues, as City's actions have had a profound impact on both. The club was found guilty of hiding over £900m in owner funding, enabling them to spend lavishly on elite players. This could lead to severe penalties such as hefty fines, point deductions, relegation, a transfer ban, and even potential ownership changes, including Sheikh Mansour's possible sale of the club. Tebas, who has criticized the \"financial doping\" of City and Paris Saint-Germain, spoke at the Sportel conference in Monaco about the importance of resolving this issue. He also mentioned his past involvement in the matter, recalling his heated exchange with City's CEO at a conference in Manchester nearly a decade ago.",
  "summary": "Manchester City critic and Spanish league boss Javier Tebas says the club must face “justice” for the sake of English and European football. City were last month found guilty of more than 100 counts of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules by hiding over £900m in owner funding that allowed them to spend freely on [...]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/rico-lewis-offers-manchester-city-a-timely-reminder-of-his-quality",
        "published": "2026-10-21T05:40:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}