By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw
Manchester City Football Club faces the following 115 charges of alleged breaches of financial rules over a period of 14 seasons:
- 54 x Failure to provide accurate financial information 2009-10 to 2017-18;
- 14 x Failure to provide accurate details for player and manager payments from 2009-10 to 2017-18;
- 5 x Failure to comply with UEFA’s Rules including Financial Fair Play Rules 2013-14 to 2017-18;
- 7 x Breaching Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules 2015-16 to 2017-18; and
- 35 x Failure to cooperate with Premier League investigations December 2018-February 2023.
These charges will be heard at an independent hearing, which will begin, at an unknown location, on 16 September and has been billed as ‘sport’s trial of the century’.
It is expected to last for 10 weeks, and a decision is expected early next year.
The Club has always denied the charges, stating that it has a “comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence” in support of its position.
The outcome of the case is quite unknown as the case is unprecedented!
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