What are the accusations against Manchester City?

[@TheFighter3110]

Imagine the prime Ole McFred team being awarded as 2021 champions, that would be amazing

[@Rassalcon]

IT WAS A GLOIOUS TEAM! WORTHY OF CHAMPIONS!

[@Fahim321]

That would be nasty.

[@browniebear]

Jose calling his 17/18 season with Utd one of his greatest accomplishments will surely age well 👀

[@ewan7283]

and that suarez rodgers liverpool team breaking the 27 year title drought

[@JamesHussain82]

Jose assist

[@speedygonzales2052]

Erling Haaland will definitely break Alex Mitrovic’s Championship Record 😂😂😂

[@gofannon1943]

NEVER! COYW! 🤍 🖤😂

[@Tasmanaut]

Haaland is already reported to be leaving

[@happyknife8785]

@@Tasmanaut Dont believe Spanish outlets who are paid by Real Madrid and Barcelona to create these stories to get players to Spain, however I do agree he will go to Real in a couple years, otherwise a clause wouldnt be in there.

[@Tasmanaut]

@@happyknife8785 the whole team is falling apart, some club will pay big money for him after city drop to the championship.

[@jamesmiller7712]

@@Tasmanaut Leeds I bet haha

[@kingcrf]

This seems serious, naturally to only fair solution is to punish AC Milan

[@waynedonoghue4071]

And Juventus. They're definitely up to something

[@retrocarwash]

@ArsenalDaily what did Chelsea do?

[@ItAintJohny]

@ArsenalDaily and the 8 year contracts

[@nevilleachero8054]

@@DayTroubleCOYG Chelsea gave Benfica their asking price they just amortized the fess or paid in installments.

[@OnnumMuttaiyum]

​@@DayTroubleCOYGThat's not illegal buddy... It's a tactic that backfired and later got successful. Accordingly

[@olaleyeonikuyide7541]

Thanks to both of the presenters and crew for explaining this to us

[@saqib7965]

Ik they City have being doing this for years.. The Sheikh keep flushing money as their own Sponser's.

[@rolandwoltman7835]

Barrels of oil turned to cash, used to build a team with a payroll far above *ACTUAL* revenues... *Cheaters shouldn't win.* How would we feel if Wrexham F.C. was given unfair boatloads of money and they knocked our team to relegation from the Premier League? I wouldn't care if it was done within the rules... But if they *CHEATED* I'd want them to get the *same punishment as the Rangers or Swindon Town.*

[@francisMulubwa02]

No one explains football better that Tifo IRL 💯

[@originalunoriginal4055]

Better than Darren Bent on talk sport radio

[@Mr_Blacksmith]

I searched for TIFO just for this. In TIFO I trust that this would be covered. Quality content

[@willyum3920]

agreed and covered well

[@KareemX8]

How would you know ?

[@JD83000]

But TIFO just asked the The Athletic expert to fill them in. So you mean in The Athletic you trust. (Yes I know, TIFO is under the Athletic umbrella)

[@AnHuynh01101]

It took them 5 6 years to investigate. Another 10 year to close the case. At that time, Pep already retired. See you after 10 years. We will see how the case ends.

[@robertmclellan3658]

Citys legal team will have this corrupt nonsense thrown out AGAIN.

[@PaganMin-1966]

Probably charges dropped like Mason Greenwood

[@jonathanfryer9497]

@@PaganMin-1966 Lol didnt see that comparison coming but it cracked me up

[@jdodger1091]

@@robertmclellan3658 "Corrupt nonsense" only thing corrupt in this is City

[@user-sc9oy1kz8g]

@Robert Mclellan They were guilty last time and got off due to the 5 year limit. This investigation has no time restrictions, so we already know theyll get found guilty of something.

[@redheadredemption1573]

Expert: If you take nothing else away from this, just know, nothing will be resolved anytime soon. JJ: Well, we'll soon find out!

[@hiphopotamus69]

City’s biggest offense honestly was insulting our collective intelligence by insisting they weren’t doing this the entire time. Yes it is totally real that Man City has revenue on par with Real Madrid and there is absolutely nothing fishing going on there lol.

[@BobbySpringer1]

The TV rights for La Liga are crap compared to the Premier League. Why do you think teams like Bournemouth can compete for transfers against clubs like AC Milan - because of the financial clout of the Premier League!

[@KindredBrujah]

@@BobbySpringer1 Right, but there is still an enormous wealth disparity between the higher-earning teams in the Premier League and the lower. Man City have traditionally been on the lower-earning scale, compared to their city neighbours for example. With FFP (albeit I think the more strict rules only came into effect after City were already purchased) it is not realistic to suggest they were able to overturn that deficit so quickly without some shenanigans.

[@benyoung4305]

I remember them over spending then a member of the same royal family of sheikh mansour who owned Ethihad decided to sponsor the old city of Manchester stadium for the that exact amount. Hence, the emptihad was born. Not fishy at all...

[@indy6976]

@Ben Young let me guess its all a grand conspiracy. They will have an answer for everything. Paying 400k per week for 1 lawyer because they so innocent.

[@lowkey621]

@@benyoung4305 so your saying the owner of city used his personal leverage to negotiate an incredible deal. From a pure business sense all large corporations do this. Ofcourse it’s questionable under FFP, but if this goes all the way, how legally robust is FFP?

[@CamoDrako]

Who knew that a team sponsoring itself would fiddle with the finances

[@Kushtah]

Exactly 😂

[@chaardoMusic]

same with P$G

[@TunaStrata]

You can not sponsoring your own team?

[@CamoDrako]

@@TunaStrata No, because under FFP you can only spend money based on winnings and sponsors - Man City and Ethiad are owned by the Abu Dhabi royal family and have already been in court multiple times after admitting they were abusing the system to illegally inject money into the club

[@HerbalMCFC]

@@CamoDrako You definitely can. We just won the APT case and we'll get our money. Abu Dhabi based corporations are sponsoring many different big clubs and those deals are 100% valid. And there's no rules that say they can't sponsor us as that would be unlawful. That right there is just wishful thinking.

[@youngthug149]

I love JJ Bull

[@MichPreps]

I love him more than you!!!

[@davidlean1060]

Why do I keep thinking of the scene in Fargo where Jerry is on the phone to the bank, trying to deflect their questions about his loan application, when hearing about City's financial dealings?!

[@kkfaerber]

Ya darn tootin’

[@rumourhats]

Man City should go to Midwest Federal, speak to 'ol Bill Diehl.

[@johnnymiguel167]

@@rumourhatshe’s at North Star

[@davidlean1060]

@@rumourhats...but I already bought the players, so we're all set then

[@kjmh90]

Nothing is gonna happen they probably gonna get fined and that's it.....

[@Infernus25]

Very likely but I am holding out hope that this time can be different

[@Account.for.Comment]

Their own lawyer said that the club could get relegated if the accusations are legit. It is over a 100 counts spanning nine years, and it is the EPL, their own people and competitors, not Uefa. Whatever the punishment, it will be nice drama. Love Seeing Chelski fail, Man Sheiki next. Maybe Chelski back to ffp again after this.

[@MichaelaBooysen-vp4zw]

it will look bad on the premier league if thats the casw

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

Well, it already happened to Juventus and Rangers. And the charges for City appear to be much worse than what those teams did

[@nsagoogle9581]

@@Infernus25 when Saudi Arabia can buy a club, its safe to say, justice will not be served.

[@robovac3557]

This is outrageous. Man City are clearly innocent. On an unrelated note, my nose mysteriously grew a foot longer just now.

[@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986]

Did your wallet get bigger as well by any chance?

[@robovac3557]

@@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986 Another annoying username that's so long you can't see it all.

[@chesscomsupport8689]

@@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986 Of course not... I would never take bribes from anyone! On an unrelated note, I now feel Arab, Qatari and gay.

[@waynedonoghue4071]

@@chesscomsupport8689 Still can't believe he told the world he feels gay 😂😂

[@rolandwoltman7835]

@@waynedonoghue4071 Chesscom... What we need to know is, with which hand though?

[@monkeykong5313]

I really, really hope something substantial is done. As far as I can see the financial balance o European football, and English football, are beyond repair. Would love to be wrong

[@BobbySpringer1]

Be careful what you wish for. All this is is Liverpool, United and Arsenal wanting their ball back. If clubs aren't allowed to rise and fall like Chelsea, City and Newcastle compared to Blackburn, Leeds and Everton then all you end up with is is La Liga where 2 or 3 clubs dominate year in, year out.

[@vi9126]

@@BobbySpringer1 as a spaniard i absolutely agree with you. La Liga used to be better when we got both strong Barça and Madrid, Valencia, Deportivo giving a lot of trouble to those two(back then it was way harder to win la liga) and sometimes teams like Atletico, Athletic and Villarreal doing awesome seasons. Now it's just become Barça and Madrid fighting for it while Atletico keeps its 2nd or 3rd place depending on how those two do. These three can Compete in Europe for obvious reasons, but the other teams who aren't Colossus can't keep their players if they do a good season or two, just look at the majority of players who composed Barça and Madrid, they are the best players of the other teams

[@NeonNoodleNexus]

All this rubbish about FFP in the media recently about City and Chelsea about "Fair Play" in a sporting sense, but wasn't FFP original intentions to prevent reckless spending that has landed many clubs into administration at the time? The name "Fair Play" is just a name, it doesn't even out the odds with rich clubs, in fact, the FFP rules keeps established clubs at the top because they already have high revenue, while it hampers smaller clubs from getting bigger.

[@ekzxty]

Nobody even knows what FFP is- they just waffle about big spending.

[@Josh-pj7tq]

Exactly

[@clubindigo]

I'm part of a production house that does some work for Man City and I'm literally doing a shoot with Pep tomorrow. Got a feeling he might not be in the best mood.

[@oj397]

let us know

[@dariusrana8487]

I think the team's form would be of concern to him. There is nothing he can do about the non-sporting side of the game.

[@metalswifty23]

@@dariusrana8487 Aside from the fact that he said last year that he'd leave the day after if City are ever found guilty of fiddling the books (lying to him). It's gonna play on his mind massively because he doesn't want to leave City, but he may end up having to (if he's a man of his word, though he may not even have to decide).

[@clubindigo]

@@oj397 Well he was two hours late hahahaha, but was in a lovely mood, very cheerful fella!

[@shahzadirani]

Not to forget Pep’s Barcelona were fined by UEFA for breaching the same kind of anti-doping regulations of which his Man City team have been accused. Also, Pep and his doctor were involved in a doping scandal when Pep was a player in Italy in 2001. Pep then hired that same doctor when Pep was made manager of Barcelona in 2009. They were fined for doping charges in 2010 (note - Pep insisted his players take these things made by the doctor). Pep and all the clubs he’s managed at being involved in scandalous things = a better love story than Twilight.

[@ramoncf7]

Mourinho?

[@aslannouveau]

The #1 best selling sportsbook in Germany was the former Bayern Dr, essentially calling Pep a drug cheat.

[@Acephale1312]

Wait what? I didnt know that. Kinda tainted my vision of Pep…

[@redtpc8194]

@@seanjamesmacleod241 afaik Messi was on growth hormones for years even as a teen in Argentina

[@waynedonoghue4071]

@@seanjamesmacleod241 Messi's growth hormones were perfectly legal for a few reasons. 1: It was to deal with a medical condition. 2: They were legally prescribed 3: They provided him with no advantage over his competitors. Messi taking those drugs did not bring any disadvantage to other footballers. And drug taking only becomes illegal when they are deemed to offer a competitive advantage.

[@Wladislav]

I just want to see the full ManC squad, unchanged, play a season in the Championship.

[@richarddavies5674]

National league would be more funny. City vs Oldham in a mid-season clash

[@gitgud1555]

The betting odds would be ridiculous

[@Chris15Hubbard]

Damn, now I've gotten my hopes up that there might actually be some justice in this world.....

[@Taharqo.saved.the.Hebrew]

🤣🤣🤣Man city will get fined and a stiff telling off by the FA that's it

[@R0BSTAA]

As a city fan, I appreciate the unbias breakdown of it all

[@AlienOmertaTV]

We are innocent my brother CTID

[@grrhmaadulyaa7857]

@@AlienOmertaTV ooookkkkaaayyyyyy

[@CatLikeSleep]

Phil Jones with another PL title 😆

[@damianofebbrarino7159]

6:36 Matt Slater: "Look, anything's possible, nothing is going to happen any time soon, so let's all calm down..." 7:24 JJ: "Well... we'll soon find out... thanks Matt" 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 Never change JJ 😂

[@MrEmma32]

Here after 4 months and i can confidently say the PL is waffling . They made it 115 charges because they have nothing. They're just hoping something sticks , it wont.

[@JD-ee4df]

Guess that's settled then.

[@hanif-pl5hd]

juve was stripped of their title, imagine city getting 6 of their titles revoked, that would be shocking, feel bad for the players though

[@davids3539]

The players went there for the money, they're fine.

[@hanif-pl5hd]

@@davids3539 agreed, but i think epl should punish the club more so than the players, relegate them, transfer ban, reduce wage limits, basically make them weak for 3-4 years like rangers

[@stariqa2]

This investigation is for 2009-2018. City won 3 EPL during this period.

[@matthewbuckley3003]

@@stariqa2 that screenshot was only part of it, they're investigating every year after 2018 as well

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

Bit not Bernardo Silva who is a ******

[@jumhed994]

Mancini was paid more money for 4 days work for the owners in their home country than a whole season for City.

[@brucetillerson3329]

Why are you surprised by this. Its quite common practice for high level staff in international companies. They use Hong Kong for this.

[@nickchivers9029]

Looking forward to seeing how Graeme Souness blames this on Paul Pogba.

[@JoeyKneecap]

I wonder if someone will try and affect the three panelists...

[@maartenverstraelen218]

In belgian law there is something called the 'legalityprinciple'. Everything in law must be writen down, even the punishments provided when their are breashes of the law. Interesting when you apply this to the case. You could argue: 'How is it fair that Man City could get punished when the punishments are decided on the spot by some people.'

[@epicmarschmallow5049]

I don't know if you realise this but Manchester isn't in Belgium, so Belgian law doesn't apply. So you could argue that, but you'd be wrong and kinda silly

[@felix-bk7ne]

@@epicmarschmallow5049 I think his point is fair. He's clearly inferring that a similar principle should be in place in the UK.

[@PeyoteCoyote97]

@@felix-bk7nethat’s not how England works. The common law is interpreted and developed by judges based on the precedent of past cases

[@jinxedchef]

"I'm shocked, shocked, to find that financial trickery is going on in here."

[@lfcx5161]

Like hearing politicians are corrupt

[@colouredIncognito]

'accusation' Half of their sponsors are not even on the internet....

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

This is very serious. Looking forward to how this will turn out. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

[@B1G_Dave]

"Well we'll soon find out" City's lawyers: Er no.

[@slappeslang890]

They cant fight these charges apparently is the case

[@robertmclellan3658]

@@slappeslang890 Dont be silly

[@slappeslang890]

@@robertmclellan3658 ?

[@waynedonoghue4071]

@@slappeslang890 This is not a legal issue. City are not in trouble with the justice system of the UK. People need to learn the different between a law and a rule 😂

[@slappeslang890]

@@waynedonoghue4071 where did i say that

[@smanslam1]

Will this mean Mourinho and Ole won league titles with ManU?! 😅

[@Kushtah]

Imagine 😂

[@OnnumMuttaiyum]

That is if they're really really cheated all the way up. I feel City haven't attacked literally that way. They'll get fined and found of exploitation but its not that far of stripping titles cause it's happened in the recent decade and it's just too much "clickbaity" to believe that claim.

[@alvarc3675]

@@OnnumMuttaiyum it is fair and I tell you why: they use dirty money to get contracts for players that in no other circumstances would have agreed to join a club with no history like man city. The amount of top quality players that man city could have bought with legit money would have been close to none.

[@metalswifty23]

No, because that's not how it works. City could get stripped of titles, but no one will be retroactively awarded them. The only top league instance of a team being retroactively awarded a title after the winners were stripped of it was Inter Milan in 05/06, but that was only possible because the season had just finished 2 months earlier, and they hadn't even started the next season. There's no precedent for teams to be awarded a title years later, or even halfway through the next season, otherwise Inter would have also been awarded the 04/05 title as well (which was left vacant).

[@richarddavies5674]

@metalswifty23 what about the teams that placed a spot lower than they would have done if City hadn't cheated? Teams missed out on ucl,eul, FA, league Cup positions etc which all carry financial bonuses. The other teams in the Prem should be getting reimbursement for lost revenue in them years. Liverpool could have been championed multiple times during their drought as City cheated. So many repercussions to the damaged City have caused. Everything should be factored in

[@rwalker0130]

I'm super disappointed in Pep for going ALL IN on this instead of just saying "not me, I'm just the manager" and leaving it alone. WE ALL KNOW THEY DID IT.

[@mangoesboy]

That's why traditional super clubs like Madrid, Barca, Juve etc wants super league. EPL is basically a super league, where financial doping is legally allowed through various legal loopholes. Recent eg. What Chelsea has done. Wenger in 2010s has said that the loopholes will make the FFP toothless. Strip the titles of City, and relegate them. It should be an examplary punishment so that clubs do not commit financial doping again.

[@ekzxty]

Ironic you mention Juventus when they’re one of the most scandalous clubs in history- dating back pre-2009 when Manchester City was even founded!

[@mangoesboy]

@@ekzxty Why an irony? I didn't say one is better than the other. Their interests may bebin conflict but it doesn't mean that both are fine. It's an observation.

[@ekzxty]

@@mangoesboy it’s ironic because you used Manchester City’s alleged rule breaking as justification for Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona (and the rest) wanting a super league- even though Juventus (even Barcelona and Madrid too) are one of the most scandalous teams in history.

[@mangoesboy]

@@ekzxty Good to know your interpretation.

[@naveeth8867]

Hmm lots of power given to a panel with ambiguous parameters for punishing guilty parties. Can't see any way one of the richest countries in the world could manipulate that process... I wonder how long it'll take for the Premier League to just go full Fifa. Are we already there? On a more positive note, great work from the Tifo team today. Got this and the Leeds/Marsch video out v quickly

[@gazza8524]

This is my thoughts in a way. There's a reason why rulebooks should not be vague and grey and uncertain. While not the same sport look at Formula One, rules applied so unevenly depending on in-sport political repercussions, imagine this but there's actually real political repercussions. What's to say the panel won't go "Well City are huge, lets make an example and be overly harsh" or "City are huge, hold a lot of sway in this country for promoting football, we cant be too hard on them.." its such a grey, murky, unclear water that should (in my opinion) be cleared up. Imagine if a player slides in from behind, clatters the legs out of a defender without the ball and the ref goes "Welllllll... Since he's not involved in actual play... He's totally in his rights to clatter that fridge out of the way."

[@Pattonator14]

There is a big difference though in that the prem is self governing

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

@@Pattonator14 I see what you mean, however with increased foreign ownership of PL clubs the likelihood of those rich foreign owners to punish one of their own becomes lower every time.

[@lilbaz8073]

Revoking titles is meaningless, they already celebrated. Put them in the national league.

[@pendafen7405]

yes relegate them now!!! my local midtable national league team is ready and waiting to cook them

[@zxcxzxc]

Well articulated!

[@jackbilo2819]

Does this mean Jose mourinhos manu team become champions?

[@otto_jk]

Or even more hilariously Ole's

[@metalswifty23]

Generally not how it works. Teams don't get retroactively awarded league titles years after the event (or even halfway into next season).

[@Bronzehans]

Cheating is cheating. No fine will make them change or cause them to grow a conscience overnight. There is a precedent in sport, there needs to be consequences. Revoke the titles.

[@barrypegg3070]

If found guilty simply exclude them from Premier League for a number of years. Say exclude them for 5-years and they would only be allowed back in if they win promotion after that period has ended and their account for period they were out of EPL have been fully audited. Can't see retrospective punishment because were do you stop. Do you award league titles, what about FA cups and League cup. Also, what about teams finishing 5th that might have got into Champions League and so were denied the money that come from that competition.

[@LordWay]

I had only heard about the mancini thing I didn't know it was allegedly as serious as this is which is almost the entire ownership

[@brodobroggins]

They should get doping out of football. A stain on the sport nobody talks about yet it is everywhere.

[@Tensaroxx]

Was waiting for your Video before coming to any conclusion on the uproar regarding this on social media

[@jacemid67]

105 charges is crazy

[@barnaclefelching4079]

I've heard they're going to have to move back to Maine Road, re-employ Mark Hughes and thank him for it, they're also looking at expanding their operation into sign-writing, just in case

[@Sizdothyx]

It's not so much that they spent so much money at this point. It's the backroom deals that they DIDN'T reveal when they went about their business. It's horrible.

[@karnpandharipande]

lol the Haaland camp knew that Man City wasn't the final destination, incoming transfer to RM 🤔

[@barbarohelm9697]

Everybody in the world knows man city are cooking their books .. they don't have a fan base but yet eclipsing the revenue of Madrid and barca . Relegate them

[@lukemiller_6]

Matt explains this so clearly! Brilliant video!

[@Nyte-Owl]

When they investigating Chelsea?

[@epicmarschmallow5049]

When there's evidence of financial foul play

[@jeffdbaker71]

The Prem tends to protect its top 6 clubs. These teams are the top money makers so there is incentive to give preferential treatment to them. Do you think there will be any hint of this when it comes to rulings against City?

[@mimikolomamu]

Do you know Newcastle "just" changed ownership?

[@kevinlocke6120]

I don't think so as it's the Premier league that is accusing City.

[@paulgeczi2276]

Not to protect the top 6 but this is aimed at Man Utd and Liverpool who want it going back how it used to be . Anyone with new money will not be allowed to get a seat at the big table

[@BobbySpringer1]

@@paulgeczi2276 Amen! This is just old-fashioned croynism

[@mymemories925]

Well in the last 30 years City were not considered a top 6 club? Aston villa, Leeds was one of them

[@Shane39]

Any scandal surfaces and Milan are struggling.

[@ekzxty]

😂😂😂

[@Josh-pj7tq]

Ffp was brought in to prevent midtable teams from competing with already established teams already making massive revenues, who can spend as much as they like.

[@anthonyjudeaggabao2302]

It would be a big positive on the league’s reputation if they enforce harsh punishments on City. It immediately silences the critics that have been saying how lenient the league has been to state owned clubs and there’ll now be a feeling that the other teams are gonna straighten up their books cause the league is taking this serious.

[@StoutProper]

Chelsea spending 700m in 2 transfer windows Asha facing abromivich for 20 years is ok then

[@shardulmandloi]

@@StoutProper They can spend a billion as long as they're under compliance with the rules you knobhead

[@krish4246]

@@StoutProperthey are paying those in instalments City blatantly say they had more revenue than Madrid , united etc which is impossible

[@memphisdaniels3218]

@@StoutProper Chelsea will be in same position if they miss out on CL for a couple of seasons and they won't be in it next season unless they win it this year

[@StoutProper]

@@krish4246 paying 600m in instalments, that’s ok then 😂

[@leviathon18]

They will not strip them of their titles, it will end up they will get charged on 1 or 2 counts and get a slap on the wrist. All the other prem clubs been probably internally complaining for years on this knowing full well what they have been doing, the premier league can clean their hands of it now they have done their part .

[@benscriv6600]

Citys title challenge vs Norwich, West Brom ans Sunderland will be a great watch

[@marineboy1964]

Man city have just donated £100 million to the premier league , so nothing to see here

[@ekzxty]

How charitable 😂😂😂

[@huckelberry201]

I wonder if this is why city have been selling in recent times…

[@ally_crawford]

FFP just seems like a way of keeping the establishment at the top. If city owners are happy to be underwriting these losses with 0 burden on the club why shouldn't they?

[@davieskamanda6622]

Because it's unfair for other teams that don't have the same kind of financial muscle.

[@ally_crawford]

@@davieskamanda6622 it's already unfair. How is a team with a smaller fan base/stadium supposed to get bigger and compete if they're unable to spend the money required?

[@davieskamanda6622]

You don't get bigger by cheating. Build from the bottom

[@leewalsh4008]

@@davieskamanda6622 I love how you haven't given him a proper answer haha

[@mymemories925]

Well City have a substantially smaller British fanbase then spurs which puts in to perspective City, s lack of participation in the premier league for. Many years!

[@juz882010]

if a sponsor pays more than competitor how is that illegal? are sponsors not allowed to help bring players in?

[@divinest]

FFP is made it make to Top Clubs who's already spent money in the past to win to keep staying at the top

[@_Super_Hans_]

No point in removing titles at this point. There's no way they're going to get relegated, I predict a fine (which will mean nothing to them) and a small points deduction. Pep will definitely be gone at the end of the season though, they have betrayed him. What's the point in reallocating titles though, really, how can Liverpool / Man United celebrate that? The moment has already gone.

[@davids3539]

Sure there's a point. The players and fans might not get that immediate celebration, but the record books would list someone else as legitimately (as far as we know) the best in the country that season. And particularly for Liverpool and Man U, a few more strokes on the bigger picture.

[@Walkalonghere]

How do you compensate the other teams tho? If the fa dont relegate city. All clubs involved should sue...

[@TheRadPlayer]

I can't believe a club owned by human traffickers might be cooking the books. I'm utterly shocked.

[@pendafen7405]

that's the buried lede

[@MasonGreenWeed]

They aren't owned by yanks

[@chamonix4658]

@@MasonGreenWeed Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan

[@Spartan-jg4bf]

Submitting fraudulent accounts is actually a criminal offence that can lead to jail time

[@MaximusOwen1]

They should never have been allowed to obstruct the PL’s investigations in the way they have over the years. If the PL want your documentation it should be either hand it over or see you in the Championship.

[@TK_Brainslug]

Is there a rule how much money a sponsor or the owner can put in a club? if not the Abu Dhabi United Group could put so much money in to even to books?! It sounds more as if kindergarten kids are in charge of the financials

[@marknewbold2583]

The sponsorship was falsely reported

[@juancarlosalonso5664]

Let’s be honest here, most teams in the epl don’t follow the same financial rules as teams in mainland Europe anyway, which is why english fans were the ones the most against the super league, they’re afraid to play under the same circumstances and financial restrictions as other teams in Europe and want things to stay as they are, where a team like Chelsea is allowed to spend more in a transfer window than most of the main leagues in Europe combined.

[@MattayManiac]

Something tells me we might not soon find out

[@alexanderkenway]

This won't be settled any time soon

[@rwalker0130]

PLEASE let this break all the oil/nations/oligarch from soccer if they decide its not worth playing if you can't just buy the championship!

[@aaaaab5909]

Such lazy journalism to compare the Juve calciopoli scandal, olymypic medals, Lance armstrong etc where the on field sporting fairness was directly compromised through the influencing of referees or performance enhancing drugs. A better comparison is the current Juve situation where they have only been punished with a points deduction and not stripped of titles retrospectively, that would open a can of worms over prize money and results.

[@Josh-pj7tq]

Comparing match fixing and drug use to city breaking a finincial rule thats only existed for 10 years

[@divinest]

Super League about to start if PL relegates City.

[@Midkemma]

So... If titles are swapped around, I assume the prize money would also... Well... Do they get their name on a trophy and that's it? What happens about teams that missed euro comps and financial suffering from missed revenue? It kinda feels strange.

[@Raazaaaaa]

Could someone with more knowledge please explain if/why we expect the outcome to be any different to the UEFA investigation please?

[@davemboe1213]

Not a single person.... funny enough

[@sparshkhurana5390]

Cause this time there is no time frame for the investigation and City cannot appeal to CAS. They get tried under UK law.

[@memphisdaniels3218]

Drop them to national league, that's what Rangers and the Italian clubs got for cheating

[@rodlawson160]

Will be interested to see if the English footballing authorities apply the rules in the same firm way that the Scottish authorities did when Glasgow Rangers were found to be guilty of financially cheating and made to start again in the lowest league in Scotland and only narrowly escaped being thrown out of football completely. The Scottish situation was arguably very unfair to the fans of the Glasgow club but rules are rules.

[@PeyoteCoyote97]

I think it is better to be overly strict and punishing than to allow for blatant cheating to erode the entire integrity of the sport

[@shawngillogly6873]

I suspect we won't find out *too* soon.

[@notaldonsmith1984]

The reallocation of titles is pointless. They do it here in the US. Am I supposed to act like I didn’t see Reggie Bush win the Heisman, or Louisville win the 2013 National Championship. Man City fans has their parade and players got their medals, taking it away now does nothing.

[@MelonGearSolid]

Tifo: What are the allegations against Manchester City? Me: Beautiful

[@robertmclellan3658]

Just concentrate on looking after your goats.

[@tonythebomb4147]

Simple 101 breaches of rules in 9 year's. Fiddling the books.

[@guardaviewer4197]

You don't mess with The Bull.

[@browniebear]

Otherwise you'll get the horns🐂

[@pstratos7]

“Don’t expect anything soon” “Well, we’ll soon find out!” Bruh

[@brandonnzimande6381]

Been waiting for this one

[@frankunodostres473]

hopefully the premier league will show some balls and give them more than a meaningless fine that their owners can only laugh at

[@bradnotbread]

Nothing will ultimately come of it.

[@Avalon_1991]

Looking forward to the opposition fan chants

[@deeznoots6241]

His is how Liverpool can still get Jude Bellingham

[@rishiiyer4701]

If manc get their titles pulled retrospectively, the biggest story will be Steven Gerrard "PL Title Winner"

[@metalswifty23]

Not how it works

[@mitchrapp5214]

Even City fans know they are guilty. Doesn't mean they won't get away with it again.

[@angiegraham2579]

Don’t speak for me! Like you I know F A about what went on and will wait and see what happens.

[@angiegraham2579]

Don’t speak for me! Like you I know F A about what went on and will wait and see what happens.

[@angiegraham2579]

Don’t speak for me! Like you I know F A about what went on and will wait and see what happens.

[@angiegraham2579]

Don’t speak for me! Like you I know F A about what went on and will wait and see what happens.

[@angiegraham2579]

Don’t speak for me! Like you I know F A about what went on and will wait and see what happens.

[@anthonym3351]

June 2022: Eras end - Erik ten haag Feb 2023: Liverpool mid table guardiola going to jail

[@KhaledKhaled-ld6nq]

june 2024 united fans glazers out ten hag out

[@MylesB93-]

Should be fun seeing City in the championship

[@ekzxty]

Should be the bottom of the English footballing pyramid- not the championship.

[@stevepollard4783]

Why on earth has it taken the premier league 14 yrs to bring this to light.

[@danielkarlsen2545]

For a second I thought it was Gus Poyet in the thumbnail 😂

[@Leveleup543]

Would be a pity if owners were forced to sell the team

[@michaelairley2015]

Throw them out of the league. League Two

[@DavoPJR]

“Well we’ll soon find out”.."….hmmmm, don’t think so!

[@lorenzomartinez8543]

Looks like the PL has made up their mind and I feel Man City will be punished regardless of what the commission recommends. Remember that "PL" means: City's rival clubs.

[@imrans2784]

Im a Liverpool fan, so not a biased opinion. But they been continuesly throwing mud at City, hoping something sticks. Many clubs in England ie United, chelsea, everton villa and forest have been spending equally dubious amounts of money on their team. As the English showed with Qatar, they cant wait to put down ppl of a certain part of the world. I look forward to see how it ends up

[@metalswifty23]

Chelsea have always been pretty open about their transfer spending and how they do it. That's why for 5-10 years prior to Boehly, they didn't really spend big money unless it was propped up by significant player sales, or they had decent revenue leftover from title and cup wins (they never spent money immediately after league title wins, hence every title defence from 2010 onwards being hopeless). The Boehly money speed is also an open and shut case. They're doing what every single football club does, which is pay parts of the transfer fee in installments, but they're trying to be smart about it by having ludicrous contract lengths. Not illegal, just questionable. The only reason it's in the spotlight is because it was such a significant amount of money over the last two windows, but the process is absolutely normal. The only dodgy thing Chelsea has done has been transfers regarding youth players, which they were punished for (twice). They never quite figured that out. United are the biggest club in England, second biggest in the world. They generate enormous amounts of revenue. Everything they do transfer-wise is almost definitely above board. Villa generate decent income, and I don't think I'd say they've ever really outspent their means. Forest and Everton, something definitely isn't right there, especially the former.