Manchester City faces severe penalties after an independent commission found them guilty of 80 charges of financial wrongdoing between 2009 and 2018, and 34 charges of failing to cooperate with a five-year investigation. Legal specialists Luca Ferrari and Daniel Gore suggest the 10-time English champions have a slim chance of contesting the ruling. The club is accused of using "sham" contracts to inflate revenue and reduce costs by over £900 million. Citing Everton's six-point deduction in the 2023-24 Premier League season for a £20 million infringement, Gore extrapolated that Manchester City could face a deduction of hundreds of points, potentially 270. City is preparing to play Liverpool on Sunday, their first match since the verdict became public.