Richards ‘devastated’ by Man City guilty verdicts

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards revealed he felt "absolutely devastated" after an independent commission found the club guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules. The commission ruled that Manchester City arranged "sham contracts" to conceal more than £830m in funding between 2009-10 and 2017-18. Richards expressed heartbreak for supporters facing uncertainty following the damning verdict.

Manchester City deny wrongdoing, with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and chief executive Ferran Soriano maintaining the club's innocence ahead of an October 2 appeal deadline. Meanwhile, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher stated City should be stripped of titles won during that era, arguing that rival players were robbed of their achievements.