With More Than 100 Alleged Financial Breaches From The EPL, Man City Could Face The Heaviest Penalty In History

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Man City alleged financial breaches - Besides the disappointment by the defeat to Tottenham, there are still things that make Man City and their fans rise to a level of decline. And it's news that Britain's best-performing club in the past decade has been accused of breaching the Premier League's financial fair play laws. If it was their fault, Man City could face heavy fines. So, what was the whole thing? Let's find out through the article below from ANZFootball live football on tv!

Premier League accuses Man City of breaching financial fair play

In a statement issued on Monday Feb 6th, the Premier League had confirmed that they had sent a number of allegations of Manchester City Football Club breaches according to  Premier League rules to an independent committee and started proceedings under its own rules and confidentiality.

After receiving allegations from the Premier League, Man City made an official announcement to express their surprise at this incident, especially when it involves the participation of many parties as well as the large number of detailed documents provided by the Premier League side.

 

 

At the same time, they said they would “welcome the fact that the above issues have been considered by an independent commission in order to increase the objectivity of all existing evidence to support the club's position. Therefore, we hope that this problem will be solved once and for all. ”

 

What the allegations also suggest is that Premier League clubs are at war. Manchester City believe that Premier League has acted under intense pressure from other clubs and point to the fact that nine of the Premier League's top-flight clubs - Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Leicester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Newcastle and Burnley - have written to sporting referees in 2020 to argue City should be excluded from Europe.

 

Other insider sources said Manchester City had not been informed ahead of time by the allegations. Ferran Soriano, the club's chief executive, was first informed of the news when it was posted on the Premier League's website. Other media outlets even learned of the incident earlier than Man City.

 

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All Man City alleged financial breaches

 

1. First, the main part of the allegations relates to financial reporting charges spanning 9 seasons from the 2009/10 to 2017/18 season. Abu Dhabi United Group led by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan has owned Man City since 2008. This means that all the charges are against the current employer.

2. Some of the allegations are also related to the fact that the club did not provide sufficient details on the salary of former coach Roberto Mancini during the 2012/13 season and did not provide full details of player remuneration in its relevant contracts with its players from the 2010/11 to 2015/16 season. Both sides are believed to have failed to comply with Premier League rules.

3. The third part concerns Man City's non-compliance with UEFA regulations, including UEFA's Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations. These fees are considered from the 2013/14 season until the 2017/18 season.

4. The fourth part is about the Seasons rules on Profitability and Sustainability. The fees cover three seasons from 2015 to 2018.

5. The fifth and final part as of 2018 to date relates to the rules Seasons requires 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. It is alleged that Man City did not cooperate in good faith during this time.

 

A total of 32 separate charges plus 115 alleged breaches of rules by the Football Association were brought, ranging from minor charges, such as non-standard turf, to the largest charges.
See details of the Premier League's statement here.

 

Where does the allegation data come from?

 

All of the data for the claim comes from the Football Leaks document published by German newspaper Der Spiegel in 2018. Its origin comes from the Portuguese hacker Rui Pinto.

 

In the document, they accuse Man City of exaggerating sponsorship income with money paid by Abu Dhabi owners of the club instead of sponsors who are linked to the Gulf nation. These include sponsorship deals with Etihad, which sponsors City's stadiums and jerseys, and telecommunications company Etisalat. It is alleged that the money actually came from Sheikh Mansour's Abu Dhabi United Group.

 

The documents also reveal that Mancini's salary was significantly increased through a secret deal with Abu Dhabi-based Al Jazira. Meanwhile, Mancini's Man City contract has a base salary of £1.45 million. His company in Italy is also paid £1.75 million annually for his role in Al Jazira. City earlier declined to comment when being asked about the incident.

 

What is the punishment for Man City?

 

People are curious about how Man City will be judged if these alleged breaches are true. In the case of being convicted, Man City certainly faces very heavy penalties. Rule W.51 of the Premier League includes the sanctioning powers of a committee with an alleged offence or violation proven to have specific information in this regard. Penalties can range from reprimands, point deductions, to recommendations to expel a club from the league. The Commission has the power to implement such sanctions provided it is verified as a felony and, of course, Man City has the right to appeal.

 

Chair of the Premier League Judicial Panel Murray Rosen KC - who is appointed in 2020 - will choose individuals to sit next to him on a committee to consider alleged rule violations. They also have access to consultation with other independent financial and legal experts. The rest of the Independent Council has not yet been decided and the whole process is likely to take months. That is, Man City fans may not need to worry about it being regulated before the season ends. But even so, during the time Man City won, they would also win and receive a penalty later.

 

 

There has been no mention of an appeal from City's lawyers as the club is still hoping they will not receive significant penalties. Unable to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) during the alleged period, they could only have options through the courts of law in London. The committees do not have the power to strip the club of its title, but they can recommend it for the Premier League if they feel it is appropriate.

 

In short, in this case, Man City will take a lot of risks and this time there will only be risks. Stefan Borson, a lawyer and former City financial adviser, said the case was the strongest imaginable situation on financial doping.
For City fans, this is a nightmare, especially when looking at the nature of the case and the punishments they can receive without having the right to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The league precedent has never been the same except for Middlesbrough 1996/97 relegation for being deducted 3 points due to insufficient playing capacity.

 

What are the benefits for the team affected by Man City?

 

A law from the Premier League states that clubs receive allegations that cannot be appealed to a sports referee court. It's almost like they're just waiting to see what their punishment is. However, in case Man City is relegated and stripped of the title, it will not be given to the second-place teams. That means there will be no more championships of Jurgen Klopp or Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as rumored.
Previous Accusations.

 

In February 2020, City were banned from European competition by UEFA for two years and fined €30 million for allegedly disregarding UEFA's financial fair play rules. The following month, the ban was lifted with the fine reduced to 10 million euros when City appealed in a sports arbitration court. They have determined that the evidence presented by UEFA has expired, which is not enough to constitute a crime, and the fine is due to Man City's non-cooperation.

 

 

The Premier League's investigations are certainly scarier as it does not limit the time of investigation to the time of prosecution. Last year, Pep Guardiola himself often said in a speech that he would leave the club if things were not clear.

 

I told the club leaders, be honest with the financial issues. I said, 'If you lie to me, I'm leaving immediately and we're not going to work together anymore.' I like to work with a club that does everything right. So what the sports referees decide means a lot.

 

Over the past nine years, City have been the most successful club in the Premier League having won the league five times. Manchester City are also the second most expensive team in the league during this time, after Manchester United.

 

City could lose a lot this time around, and one could be Pep Guardiola himself, though he has just renewed with the club. It all depends greatly on the results of the hearings as well as the official announcement from the Premier League. One thing is for sure, until everything is clarified, Man City will have to sit on the fire and their fight this time will be much more difficult.