Found guilty on all but one of more than 100 charges, the club’s behaviour casts doubt over an entire era of football. How, Miguel Delaney asks, can they be allowed to remain in the top flight?
Miguel Delaney argues that the Premier League must expel Manchester City after an independent commission found the club guilty of almost all charges concerning financial rule-breaking. The decision detailed arrangements that allegedly inflated revenue and reduced costs by over £900m, with findings that factual witnesses gave dishonest evidence. Delaney contends that points deductions are insufficient for the scale of the infractions.
Manchester City strongly denied the findings, announcing plans to appeal what they termed unsafe conclusions containing clear material errors. Club chief executive Ferran Soriano told staff that the Premier League's allegations amounted to a false conspiracy theory. Meanwhile, Delaney highlights that the Independent Football Regulator could potentially face decisions regarding whether to force a sale of the club.
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