Man City reportedly found guilty of breaking financial rules — 'One of the most seismic days in football history' — Reaction w/ Miguel Delaney
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You're very welcome along to Indo Sport. Ronan here with you for a Quickfire Friday night addendum to our earlier football show. This morning's offering focused predominantly on Ireland's upcoming fixture with Israel, and you can find that full episode in your feed already. But as you will likely have seen, there was another significant football story across the afternoon pertaining to the long-running Manchester City. Saga. As initially chronicled by David Ornstein of The Athletic this evening, City are reported to have been found guilty on virtually all counts of breaching the Premier League's financial rules. The club were charged in February 23 charges which City strenuously denied and are likely to appeal going forward.
At the time of this recording, any prospective sanctions for City remain undecided. While the Premier League themselves have declined to comment officially as yet. A City spokesperson did say, quote, the process is ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and is subject to strict confidentiality. To that end, City's position remains consistent with the statement they made in February 2023, in which they said they diligently Respected due process for eight years on the basis that the Premier League board and executive would behave as an independent, impartial, and fair-minded regulator free from partisan influence. Just by way of overview, for those who are broadly familiar, City were referred to this commission in early 2023 when they were in the process of winning a third of four successive Premier League titles.
City had been charged with failing to report accurate financial information for nine seasons, stretching from 2009-10 to the 2017-18 season, as well as failing to provide full details of former manager Roberto Mancini's pay between 2009-10 and the 2012-2013 season. They were also charged with failing to provide To provide full details of remuneration in contracts with players between twenty ten and twenty sixteen and with failing to cooperate with the investigation over a period from twenty eighteen through to twenty twenty three. For more on all this and today's significant development, let's chat to Miguel Delaney.
Okay, so as mentioned, great to be joined by one of the foremost authorities on this topic, Miguel Delaney, chief football writer with the independent and author of States of Play. I think this book might end up on the leaving start curriculum the way things are going, Miguel.
Well, uh the obviously with these developments today, I had the uh my editor on. Yeah, we might have to do an update soon. Now the only thing is, as I stressed to him and as I wrote in my PC The Independent, um Where w where we get to the point where we can finally say This story is closed, we can tell the whole thing. I mean, that's very that's very open-ended at the moment. I mean, this could go on for months, it could go on for years if City do exhaust all avenues of appeal, if they go to the High Court, say. Um and obviously that has all sorts of implications here, maybe creating a fog of uncertainty for English football for years, an even deeper one than we we've had. since this story first broke or sorry, since football leaks first happened in November twenty eighteen to prompt all of this and since the charges were announced in uh february twenty twenty three.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:11
2
What is the breaking news about Manchester City’s financial rule breach?
4:11–7:13
3
How did the Premier League initially respond to the charges against City?
7:13–11:27
4
What are the specific financial violations City is accused of?
11:27–15:26
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Why does Miguel Delaney call this day one of the most seismic in football history?
15:26–19:24
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What could be the possible sanctions for Manchester City?
19:24–19:57
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