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Manchester City could be forced to pay Premier League up to £50m in legal costs

Club have been found guilty of breaking financial rulesCity deny wrongdoing, saying it is a ‘conspiracy theory’Manchester City are set to owe the Premier League tens of millions of pounds in compensation for legal costs after being found guilty of…

By Sam Cunningham · The Guardian

Published: Wednesday, 30 September 2026 at 12:16 PM

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Manchester City could be forced to pay up to £50m to cover Premier League legal costs.
An independent commission found City guilty of artificially inflating income by £900m via sham contracts.
Combined legal costs for both sides are estimated to exceed £100m in the eight-year case.

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Manchester City could be required to pay the Premier League nearly £50m in legal costs after an independent commission found the club guilty of serious financial breaches. The panel determined City artificially inflated revenues by £900m across a nine-year period through sham contracts. The Premier League's total legal expenses are projected to exceed £70m.

City deny all wrongdoing and plan to appeal the ruling, which club chief executive Ferran Soriano labeled a conspiracy theory. Total legal expenses between both sides are predicted to surpass £100m, with the commission set to determine a final, proportionate compensation figure once proceedings conclude.

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Manchester City could be forced to pay Premier League up to £50m in legal costs

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