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Manchester City have been referred to an independent commission by the Premier League over alleged breaches of its financial rules, the English top flight ...

The statistics and results show that in many ways we are beginning to achieve our long-term ambition." "The proceedings before the commission will... The Premier League said in a statement said the commission would be "independent of the Premier League and member clubs".

Man City endured a difficult weekend on and off the pitch, Real Madrid lost again and Liverpool's free fall continued. Here's what you missed.

Sevilla's defence went all Keystone Kops for [Gavi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/323702/Gavi)'s second and [Raphinha](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231050/Raphinha) added a third. [Nick Pope](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/161715/Nick-Pope) conceded a goal for the first time since November. [Romelu Lukaku](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/139437/Romelu-Lukaku) and [Marcelo Brozovic](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/178383/Marcelo-Brozovic) look ready to return as starters. [Victor Osimhen](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/228296/Victor-Osimhen) bagged two goals -- one a tap-in, the other after a prodigious leap -- but it was his actions before the game that stole the show. [Karim Adeyemi](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/274913/Karim-Adeyemi)'s standout performance out wide, Sildillia might not have been lured into bad challenges. And if that wasn't enough, he still has a [Mason Greenwood](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/276221/Mason-Greenwood) situation to [deal with](/soccer/manchester-united-engman_utd/story/4867362/criminal-proceedings-discontinued-against-man-united-player-mason-greenwood). [Kingsley Coman](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/184012/Kingsley-Coman) reminded us what he can do when fit. [Scott McTominay](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/255850/Scott-McTominay)'s injury concerns and Eriksen out, [Marcel Sabitzer](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173907/Marcel-Sabitzer) will likely be thrown in at the deep end for the next few games, leaving Ten Hag with little margin for error. [Dayot Upamecano](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/222793/Dayot-Upamecano) may not be everyone's cup of tea, but you feel his absence when he's not there. And then came [Casemiro](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173666/Casemiro)'s red card. [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) lost 1-0 away to Tottenham, a result that meant they could not take advantage of league-leading Arsenal's loss to [Everton](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/198940/Everton) the previous day. [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) and [Man City](/soccer/team/_/id/382/manchester-city), lost, but the bigger news around City was charges against them of breaching financial rules dating back as far as 2009.

Horyaalka Ingiriiska ee Premier League ayaa dacwad kusoo oogay kooxda ka dhisan dalkaas ee Manchester City, waxaan ala sheegay in kooxda ay jebisay ilaa ...

Sebtembar 2008: Kooxda Abu Dhabi United ayaa la wareegtay kooxda. Premier League ayaa sheegay in City ay jebisay shuruucda Uefa, ee ku saabsan maaliyadda, intii u dhexeysay 2013-14 ilaa 2017-18, iyo sidoo kale xeerarka Premier League ee faa'iidada iyo joogteynta laga bilaabo 2015-16 ilaa 2017-18. Bayaan ka soo baxay guddiga Premier League ayaa lagu sheegay in City ay jebisay sharciyada u baahan inay bixiyaan "xog dhaqaale oo sax ah oo ku saabsan booska maaliyadeed ee kooxda@.

Rio Ferdinand has backed Erling Haaland amid criticism that he has made Manchester City a worse team following the club's recent struggles in the Premier ...

The team have to take responsibility as well not just him. Haaland (left) has been Pep Guardiola's star of the season for City so far this season - Rio Ferdinand has jumped to the defence of Man City star Erling Haaland

Tuesday's back pages look at Manchester City's charges and Leeds United's dismissal of Jesse Marsch. The Premier League released a bombshell statement on Monday ...

“The 40-year-old former Spain right-back speaks English following a stint at New York City as a player and has lifted Vallecano to seventh in La Liga following promotion - bringing the best out of some of their young players. “Rayo Vallecano coach Andoni Iraola is another name high on the list of candidates to succeed Marsch and admired particularly by Orta,” The whole of the league will be watching with interest to see how the matter plays out, but two clubs will be particularly interested. In those seasons, the runners up were Manchester United on two occasions and Liverpool in one campaign.” Premier League As such we look forward to this matter being put to rest once and for all."

Manchester City are waiting to see what punishment they could be hit with after being charged with financial breaches - with a major points deduction a ...

[Brighton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/brighton-and-hove-albion-fc) - who are hot on Tottenham's heels - would go into fifth, but with the possibility of leapfrogging the north Londoners if they won their two games in hand. Other alleged breaches relate to rules requiring full details of manager remuneration - from the 2009-10 to 2012-13 seasons, when Roberto Mancini was in charge - and player remuneration between 2010-11 and 2015-16. 9 Chelsea - 30 points 8 Man City - 30 points Pep Guardiola's side currently sit second on 45 points - five off Arsenal having played a game more. Guardiola's side, were they to lose out on 15 points, would be nine points off a top four spot with just less than half of the campaign still to go. [Newcastle](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-united-fc) - 40 points 6 Brentford - 33 points The information in question covered club revenue, which includes sponsorship income and operating costs. 5 Brighton - 34 points As such we look forward to this matter being put to rest once and for all." 1 Arsenal - 50 points

The Premier League found "a number of alleged breaches" in Manchester City's financial records, but there are steps to be taken before any punishment. Four ...

The scope of the investigation goes beyond domestic action; the Premier League determined that Manchester City may have broken UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules from 2013-18. There are also charges that Manchester City ran afoul of Premier League rules on profitability and sustainability from 2015-18. “In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today referred a number of alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules by Manchester City Football Club (Club) to a Commission under Premier League Rule W.3.4.,”

That leaked evidence led UEFA investigators to examine likely breaches of financial rules designed to create stability in an often-volatile European soccer ...

Thirty more charges relate to Man City’s lack of cooperation in the past five seasons with a Premier League investigation that opened after leaked, and likely hacked, club internal communications were published in 2018. He allegedly doubled his base salary for advising a club in Abu Dhabi. When UEFA in 2011 began monitoring finances of clubs who qualified for European competition, City had made progress by spending big on players. Known as Financial Fair Play, the regulations are aimed at preventing clubs from spending more than they earn. That could range from imposing a fine to taking away a title or even ejecting Man City from England's top division. Manchester City: a legal fixture for the ages. [https://apnews.com/hub/soccer](https://apnews.com/hub/soccer) and [https://twitter.com/AP_Sports](https://twitter.com/AP_Sports) Critics believed they would favor storied clubs with established global appeal, such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Manchester United. [The court "strongly condemned" Man City](https://apnews.com/article/sports-middle-east-sports-general-sports-europe-abu-dhabi-manchester-75c3be51d0be72a303e97721ba76c45f) for obstructing UEFA's investigation, though a €10 million ($10.7 million) fine was one-third of the original punishment. In November 2018, Man City was the Premier League champion with three titles in the first decade of its Abu Dhabi era, and a talented squad coached by Pep Guardiola. The first round of FFP judgments in 2014 saw the heaviest penalties for Man City and Paris Saint-Germain — each lost 20 million euros ($21.4 million) in Champions League prize money. [imposed a two-year ban from the Champions League](https://apnews.com/article/abu-dhabi-pep-guardiola-sports-europe-manchester-sports-general-72fee6f54a5c644fa2b33591b3a29c73) in 2020, which the club overturned on appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The 2019 F.A. Cup final was “their moment,” as the team's long-serving captain, Troy Deeney, had put it. Like most of his teammates, Deeney had never won a ...

It is not just that the integrity of the whole activity rests on a common acceptance of the rules — the assumption that everyone, be they teams or athletes, are competing under the same conditions — it is that the very meaning rests on it. That City was better is not in question. Three years later, City beat Sunderland to the League Cup. Stoke City lost the F.A. If — and it is if, at this stage — Manchester City is found guilty, though, then the punishments can begin: The panel, according to the league’s statutes, has free rein to issue whatever penalty it sees fit. They are, after all, the most successful clubs in English history, able to console themselves with myriad different glories. The final was portrayed as the apex of But the idea that when tyranny is law, revolution is duty does not hold, not in sports. It would not, in that case, be merely City that suffered. But then the willing suspension of disbelief is the F.A. Winning was unlikely, of course — “massive underdogs,” Deeney had called his team — given that Manchester City, the repeat Premier League champion, stood in the way. It is different, though, if they find out one side wasn’t playing by the same rules.

The Premier League has referred Manchester City to an independent commission over more than 100 alleged breaches of finance rules since the club were ...

be confidential and heard in private,” the Premier League said. FFP regulations are designed to stop clubs running up big losses through spending on players. The club are also charged with failing to comply with Premier League's rules requiring clubs to follow Uefa's financial fair play (FFP) regulations from 2013 to 2018 and failing to follow the Premier League's rules on profit and sustainability from 2015 to 2018. City are alleged to have breached rules relating to the provision of accurate financial information, “in particular with respect to its revenue (including sponsorship revenue), its related parties and its operating costs”, the league said. “The club welcomes the review of this matter by an independent commission, to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence that exists in support of its position,” City said. The Premier League has referred Manchester City to an independent commission over more than 100 alleged breaches of finance rules since the club were acquired by the Abu Dhabi-based City Football Group.

A new report has claimed figures at City expect Pep Guardiola to have left before any potential punishment is handed out for breaches of financial rules ...

And how were web hackers involved?](/sport/football/article-11718099/Man-City-Premier-League-charges-explained-given-points-deduction.html) [Manchester City's Premier League charges MUST lead to RELEGATION if proven, says a former financial advisor to the champions - and they will have NO financial advantage on lawyers](/sport/football/article-11717923/Man-City-Premier-League-charges-lead-RELEGATION-proven-says-former-financial-advisor.html) [Manchester City charged over Premier League financial rules LIVE: All the latest on potential points deduction, the exact rules they're said to have breached - plus reaction](/sport/live/article-11718009/Man-City-ffp-charge-LIVE-Premier-League-points-deduction.html) [Pep Guardiola is ODDS-ON to leave Man City before the start of next season as the club are charged with breaking financial rules over 100 times - after last year claiming he would have QUIT if he'd been lied to over FFP allegations](/sport/football/article-11718131/Pep-Guardiola-odds-leave-Man-City-start-season-financial-charges.html) ['This can't be right': Jamie Carragher sarcastically reacts to Manchester City being charged with breaking financial rules as pundit wryly notes how they bring in 'MORE commercial revenue than Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, United and Liverpool'](/sport/football/article-11717979/Jamie-Carragher-sarcastically-reacts-Manchester-City-CHARGED-breaking-financial-rules.html) ['I didn't think they had the BALLS to do this!': Simon Jordan urges the Premier League to dish out the 'ULTIMATE consequence' to Man City - as the champions are charged with breaking financial rules - and hints they should be EXPELLED from the top flight](/sport/football/article-11718059/Simon-Jordan-wants-Man-City-ULTIMATE-consequence-guilty-financial-rules-breaches.html) ['The Aguero moment might end up meaning nothing!': Man United and Liverpool supporters claim their clubs should be awarded additional league titles after Man City were charged with breaching financial rules](/sport/football/article-11717971/Fans-social-media-react-Man-Citys-breaches-Premier-Leagues-financial-rules.html) [Pep Guardiola is ODDS-ON to leave Man City before the start of next season as the club are charged with breaking financial rules over 100 times - after last year claiming he would have QUIT if he'd been lied to over FFP allegations](/sport/football/article-11718131/Pep-Guardiola-odds-leave-Man-City-start-season-financial-charges.html) 'It happened over the last 10 years, and it will happen in the next 10 years because this club is so stable.' But I look at them and believe them 100 per cent from day one. (a) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules E.52 to E.60; and (3) for Seasons 2013/14 and 2014/15, Premier League Rules T.12 and T.19; and (4) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules T.13 and T.20. (2) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules P.7 and P.8; and (2) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules T.12 and T.20; (g) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules 16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.50; When I asked about suspicions or if our people have done something, then I say to them, "tell me". I will be out",' which has raised questions about whether a guilty verdict would end the Catalan's time in charge. (a) for Season 2009/10, Premier League Rules B.13, C.71, C.72, C.75 (amended to C.79 from 10 September 2009 for the remainder of Season 2009/10) and C.80;

Manchester City charged by Premier League with numerous alleged breaches of financial rules; Premier League has referred the case to an independent ...

At the hearing, the panel found most of the breaches alleged were not established or the time was barred, which effectively means they happened too long ago for UEFA to do anything about them. "Allegedly they did not fully disclose the financial remunerations that was made to one of their managers over a four-year period. "The Premier League's financial fair play rules are designed to ensure clubs pretty much spend what they earn. “The proceedings before the commission will, in accordance with Premier League rule W.82, be confidential and heard in private. "They took that case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). This investigation has already been going on for five years, so I don't anticipate it being dealt with quickly. “Commissions are independent of the Premier League and member clubs. “This confirmation is made in accordance with Premier League rule W.82.1. In February 2020, they were banned by UEFA from European competition for two seasons and also fined €30m. In a statement, the Premier League said: “In accordance with Premier League rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today [February 6 2023] referred a number of alleged breaches of the Premier League rules by Manchester City Football Club to a commission under Premier League rule W.3.4. The second set of breaches listed refers to alleged breaking of rules "requiring a member club to include full details of manager remuneration in its relevant contracts with its manager" related to seasons 2009-10 to 2012-13 inclusive. The club are alleged to have breached league rules requiring provision "in utmost good faith" of "accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club's financial position".

Relegation from the Premier League is a real possibility for Manchester City if alleged rule breaches are found proven, talkSPORT has been told.It was.

He revealed: “I said to them, ‘if you lie to me, the day after I’m not here. A sweeping transfer ban could also come into effect. “That is one option,” said Maguire. It read: “Manchester City FC is surprised by the issuing of these alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules, particularly given the extensive engagement and vast amount of detailed materials that the EPL has been provided with. “This I think would be I think a very interesting situation in the sense that one of the present shareholders of the Premier League is Manchester City itself so it would be unprecedented. The independent commission would have the power to suspend City from Premier League games and deduct points. City have won the league six times over the span of the investigation and have claimed glory in the last two seasons. So I think that’s one area. There is a possibility that City could be stripped of their Premier League titles as the rule breaches would bring the seasons in question into disrepute. “Then of course we’ve got the fact that Manchester City would have a right of appeal should there be severe sanctions given to them by this commission. [In a statement](https://www.premierleague.com/news/3045970), the Premier League said that City have breached rules that called for them to provide “accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club’s financial position, in particular with respect to its revenue (including sponsorship revenue), its related parties and its operating costs.” The club are also alleged to have breached league rules requiring member clubs to co-operate with and assist the Premier League with its investigations, from December 2018 to date.