Manchester City has been found guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules, spanning the 2009-10 to 2017-18 seasons. An independent commission concluded that City arranged "sham" contracts and artificially inflated revenues by over £900 million to appear compliant. The club also frustrated the Premier League's four-year investigation, which led to charges in February 2023. Manchester City denies all wrongdoing, expressing disappointment and surprise, and plans to appeal the verdict. Premier League chief executive Richard Masters stated the club systematically broke rules for nearly a decade. Potential sanctions range from points deductions to expulsion, with former City chairman David Bernstein advocating for the latter. This verdict follows points deductions for Everton and Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
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