Ownership Removal Debated
Gary Neville urges the removal of Manchester City owners following massive financial rule breaches.
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The reported secret funding from City’s Abu Dhabi-based owners exceeded £850 million across the 2009/10 to 2017/18 seasons.
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The Standard reported that City had until October 2 to appeal and quoted the club as saying it had respected the process for eight years while expecting the Premier League to act as an impartial regulator.
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Neville said that if titles were removed, they should not be reassigned to other clubs: “not giving them to others, just removing the titles.”
An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of 114 of 115 Premier League financial rule breaches on Monday, concluding the club used fake sponsorship deals and hidden funding to boost revenue from 2009 to 2018 Standard. Secret money from City's Abu Dhabi owners exceeded £850 million across nine seasons, according to the investigation. The club denies all wrongdoing, calls the ruling "materially flawed and unsafe," and plans to appeal by October 2 Standard.
Neville Demands Owner Removal Over Fines or Bans
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville argued that removing City's current owners is the only fair punishment Daily Star. He rejected other possible sanctions like fines, points deductions, transfer bans, or stripping titles. "Not giving them to others, just removing the titles," Neville said about the club's Premier League trophies Daily Star. Expulsion from the league itself is another possible sanction under consideration.
City Claims It Played by the Rules for Eight Years
Manchester City defended itself by saying it "respected the process" during the entire eight-year investigation Standard. The club expects the Premier League to act as an impartial regulator going forward. City's legal team has indicated it will fight the guilty verdict on multiple grounds, arguing the commission's findings are unreliable Standard. The Premier League will hold a separate hearing to decide what penalties apply.
The Scale of Financial Rule-Breaking Revealed
The investigation uncovered systematic violations across nine years, with City accused of arranging sham commercial partnerships and disguising Abu Dhabi funding as legitimate sponsorship revenue Team Talk. The £850 million-plus in hidden money far exceeded the level Premier League rules allowed clubs to spend. City faced 115 charges total but was cleared of just one count Team Talk. The guilty verdict represents the most severe financial rules case in Premier League history.
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