The Manchester City badge after Manchester City found guilty of breaches of Premier League financial rules on Sept. 26, 2026 in Manchester, England.
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Manchester City found guilty of 115 breaches of Premier League rules
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Man City could face 'drastic' sanctions after reported guilty verdict: ex-chairman
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Premier League outlines Manchester City’s alleged breach of rules and ‘sham’ dealings
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Potential sanctions for Man City could include fine or removal from Premier League
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'Guilty of all charges': Man City at centre of 'biggest scandal in football history', vows to appeal
Manchester City has reportedly been found guilty on 114 of 115 Premier League charges involving alleged financial-rule breaches, though the sanctions have not yet been decided. The club is expected to appeal, and potential penalties could include points deductions or relegation.
By Patrick Sung Cuadrado, Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City has been found guilty of all but one of the many charges it faced in regards to breaching Premier League financial rules, according to multiple reports and first reported by David Ornstein at The Athletic.
Manchester City has been found guilty of nearly all 115 charges for breaking Premier League rules, in a seismic ruling that could be a massive hit to one of the world’s top football clubs, according to a person familiar with the process.
City face sanctions after more than 100 rule breaches Club insists it is innocent and is expected to appeal Manchester City face substantial sanctions from the Premier League after an independent panel found they had acted in bad faith and broken numerous rules over financial fair play.
England’s Premier League stands apart as one of football’s great money machines. Its clubs generated a combined £6.8 billion ($9 billion) in 2024/25, and revenues are forecast to exceed £7 billion in 2025/26, far more than any rival league.
Manchester City has been found guilty of more than 100 Premier League financial charges spanning an eight-year period, with sanctions still to be decided.
Former Manchester City chairman David Bernstein said the club could face potentially "drastic" sanctions after reportedly being found guilty on all but one of 115 charges for breaching Premier League financial rules.
Manchester City of the English Premier League has reportedly been found guilty of more than 100 charges relating to the club's finances, at the same time it rose from also-ran to global power.
Premier League could be hit hard by aftermath, while Manchester City fans may know they took 30 years to recover from a guilty verdict in 1906 So it turns out none of that was real. Nothing that happened in English football between 2009-10 and 2017-18 that involved Manchester City actually happened.
Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano issues a "defiant" message to other club executives about the club being found guilty of a majority of Premier League charges, BBC Sport has been told.
