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Man City face potential points deduction after charge by Premier League for breaking FFP rules

Man City face a potential points deduction after a charge by the Premier League for breaking FFP rules according to reports.

The club were charged by the Premier League with financial breaches more than 100 times within nine seasons, amid concern financial information about revenue, details of managers and player remuneration.

According to the league, the alleged violations occurred from September 2009 through the 2017-18 season. The matter will now be referred by an independent commission.

Man City could face at worst, expulsion, and points deduction if they are found guilty.

They won the Premier League title, an FA Cup, and three Carabao Cups between these dates.

The club was banned from the Champions League in February 2020 and fined £25million. They were found to have deliberately misled European football’s governing body UEFA as well as breaking financial fair play rules.

The court of arbitration for sport lifted the ban, which also reduced the club’s fine to £9m.

At the time, the panel stated that City had shown a disregard for the principle clubs must cooperate with investigations by governing bodies and had obstructed the investigations.

However, the CFCB’s adjudicatory panel found that City’s Abu Dhabi ownership had concealed its funding as independent sponsorship by state-owned commercial companies. The CAS concluded that most of the alleged breaches were either not proven or too late.

STATEMENT:

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.

Details of the Premier League Rules that the Club is alleged to have breached are as follows:

1. In respect of each of Seasons 2009/10 to 2017/18 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those seasons that required provision by a member club to the Premier League, in the utmost good faith, of 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, namely:
(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;
(b) for Season 2010/11, Premier League Rules B.13, C.78, C.79, C.86 and C.87;
(c) for Season 2011/12, Premier League Rules B.13, E.3, 4, E.11 and E.12;
(d) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules 16, E.3, E.4, E.11 and E.12;
(e) for Season 2013/14, Premier League Rules 15, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.49;
(f) for Season 2014/15, Premier League Rules 16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.50;
(g) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules 16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.50;
(h) for Season 2016/17, Premier League Rules16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.51; and
(i) for Season 2017/18, Premier League Rules B.16, 3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.51.

2. In respect of:
(a) each of Seasons 2009/10 to 2012/13 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons requiring a member club to include full details of manager remuneration in its relevant contracts with its manager, namely:
  (1) for Seasons 2009/10 to 2011/12 inclusive, Premier League Rules Q.7 and Q.8; and
  (2) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules P.7 and P.8; and
(b) each of Seasons 2010/11 to 2015/16 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons requiring a member club to include full details of player remuneration in its relevant contracts with its players, namely:
  (1) for Seasons 2010/11 and 2011/12, Premier League Rules K.12 and K.20;
  (2) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules T.12 and T.20;
  (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.

3. In respect of each of Seasons 2013/14 to 2017/18 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons requiring a member club to comply with UEFA’s regulations, including UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations, namely:
(a) for Season 2013/14, Premier League Rule B.14.6; and
(b) for Seasons 2014/15 to 2017/18 inclusive, Premier League Rule B.15.6.

4. In respect of each of the Seasons 2015/16 to 2017/18 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons on Profitability and Sustainability, namely:
(a) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules E.52 to E.60; and
(b) for Seasons 2016/17 and 2017/18, Premier League Rules E.53 to E.60.

5. In respect of the period from December 2018 to date, the Premier League Rules applicable in the relevant Seasons requiring a member club to cooperate with, and assist, the Premier League in its investigations, including by providing documents and information to the Premier League in the utmost good faith, namely:
(a) for Season 2018/19, Premier League Rules B.16, B.19, W.1, W.2, W.12 and W.13;
(b) for Season 2019/20, Premier League Rules B.16, B.19, W.1, W.2, W.12 and W.13;
(c) for Season 2020/21, Premier League Rules B.16, B.19, W.1, W.2, W.12 and W.13;
(d) for Season 2021/22, Premier League Rules B.15, B.18, W.1, W.2, W.15 and W.16; and
(e) for Season 2022/23, Premier League Rules B.15, B.18, W.1, W.2, W.15 and W.16. 

Commissions are independent of the Premier League and member clubs. The members of the Commission will be appointed by the independent Chair of the Premier League Judicial Panel, in accordance with Premier League Rules W.19, W.20 and W.26.

The proceedings before the Commission will, in accordance with Premier League Rule W.82, be confidential and heard in private. Under Premier League Rule W.82.2, the Commission’s final award will be published on the Premier League’s website.

This confirmation is made in accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1. The Premier League will be making no further comment in respect of this matter until further notice.

This is what fans said as Man City a face potential points deduction after being handed a charge by the Premier League for breaking FFP rules…

@tkteakster: I’m sure they’ll pay their way out of this or take on a made up company as their new ‘car park sponsor’ for £1bn

@NicolasPortway: Deduct points imo

@WafcSean: Just remember. Wigan got docked 12 points for our owner planning to put us into administration before taking over due to a losing bet. Watch City wiggle their way out of a proper punishment for openly breaking the rules🤡

@Blue_Footy: Finally, they are busted.

@manchestriconic: …but £550m spent in Jan is okay? 👍 See you in court 👋

@alanacct: Put them in the Conference

@tfalex1892: This is everything I do not want #nufc to become. Pleased that the club keep stressing the need to abide by FFP and are building a commercial team to operate within that framework

@TikiTokaMate: I’m going to take a wild guess that they use top lawyers and nothing happens

@olly_afc: Man City’s thousand lawyers will see it not be proved..

@SaintRob__: Put them bottom of the league.

@MrNMJackson: Nothing will happen. You know it, I know it, and most importantly Man City know it.

@UtdSid06: No relegate them to national league instead

@SamueILFC: Man City will forever be a small club. No history, no legacy, just financial corruption.

@ARSENAL_THERAP: If Man City are found guilty it’s actually Liverpool I feel sorry for . They are the ones who should have multiple titles over the past few years! Of course it hurts to admit that as Liverpool fans are annoying 😂 but it’s a fact !

@MufcWonItAll: So if Man City are found guilty they can face fines and a point deduction from the Premier League. >Sorry but for 12 years of cheating that punishment isn’t enough, relegate them and take their titles off them.

@Jannetts_: I’m sure it’ll be a £30,000 fine knowing the premier league 😂

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