{
  "id": 9991678,
  "title": "Rodri confident Man City will clear 114 Premier League financial charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/rodri-confident-man-city-will-clear-114-premier-league-financial",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T14:02:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/sports/article/rodri-confident-man-city-will-clear-114-premier-league-financial-charges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Manchester City has been found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules. The club faces a sanction hearing by an independent panel. According to BBC Sport, there is little appetite within the Premier League to strip City of past titles, but a points deduction, huge fine, or expulsion from the Premier League are considered more likely outcomes.\n\nFormer Manchester City midfielder Rodri is confident the club will clear its name. The club was found guilty of the majority of 115 charges for breaching Premier League financial rules.\n\nThe decision on sanctions will be made by the independent panel. Possible outcomes include a points deduction, a huge fine, or expulsion from the Premier League.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Sky Sports: Liverpool in the race to sign Premier League forward",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/sky-sports-liverpool-in-the-race-to-sign-premier-league-forward",
        "published": "2026-09-26T11:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "No Premier League appetite to strip Man City of titles - but threat remains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/no-premier-league-appetite-to-strip-man-city-of-titles-but-threat",
        "published": "2026-09-26T13:26:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Man City chairman asserts club’s innocence over Premier League charges, says still ‘long way to run’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/man-city-chairman-asserts-clubs-innocence-over-premier-league-charges",
        "published": "2026-09-26T15:27:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}