Premier League commission finds Manchester City guilty of financial breaches
The league says the findings cover nine seasons and involve schemes that inflated revenue and reduced costs by more than £900 million. City deny wrongdoing and intend to appeal.
An independent commission has found Manchester City guilty of all serious financial-rule breach charges covering the 2009/10 to 2017/18 seasons, the Premier League says. The club denies wrongdoing and says it will appeal.
The league says the commission found City arranged sham contracts with commercial partners that misrepresented the parties’ agreements. It also says the commission found schemes that inflated the club’s revenue and reduced its costs by more than £900 million over the period.
City said it was “disappointed and surprised” by the commission’s opinion and maintains it is innocent. The club says it will pursue available appeal avenues, arguing that the opinion contains material errors of law, principle and fact.
City were charged in February 2023 after a four-year Premier League investigation, according to the supplied report. The charges concerned alleged breaches across nine seasons.
No sanction has been decided. Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said elements of the case remain unresolved, including what sanction should follow the breaches.
