Man City news

Man City endured a difficult weekend on and off the pitch, Real Madrid lost again and Liverpool's free fall continued. Here's what you missed.

Sevilla's defence went all Keystone Kops for [Gavi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/323702/Gavi)'s second and [Raphinha](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231050/Raphinha) added a third. [Nick Pope](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/161715/Nick-Pope) conceded a goal for the first time since November. [Romelu Lukaku](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/139437/Romelu-Lukaku) and [Marcelo Brozovic](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/178383/Marcelo-Brozovic) look ready to return as starters. [Victor Osimhen](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/228296/Victor-Osimhen) bagged two goals -- one a tap-in, the other after a prodigious leap -- but it was his actions before the game that stole the show. [Karim Adeyemi](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/274913/Karim-Adeyemi)'s standout performance out wide, Sildillia might not have been lured into bad challenges. And if that wasn't enough, he still has a [Mason Greenwood](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/276221/Mason-Greenwood) situation to [deal with](/soccer/manchester-united-engman_utd/story/4867362/criminal-proceedings-discontinued-against-man-united-player-mason-greenwood). [Kingsley Coman](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/184012/Kingsley-Coman) reminded us what he can do when fit. [Scott McTominay](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/255850/Scott-McTominay)'s injury concerns and Eriksen out, [Marcel Sabitzer](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173907/Marcel-Sabitzer) will likely be thrown in at the deep end for the next few games, leaving Ten Hag with little margin for error. [Dayot Upamecano](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/222793/Dayot-Upamecano) may not be everyone's cup of tea, but you feel his absence when he's not there. And then came [Casemiro](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173666/Casemiro)'s red card. [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) lost 1-0 away to Tottenham, a result that meant they could not take advantage of league-leading Arsenal's loss to [Everton](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/198940/Everton) the previous day. [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) and [Man City](/soccer/team/_/id/382/manchester-city), lost, but the bigger news around City was charges against them of breaching financial rules dating back as far as 2009.

A new report has claimed figures at City expect Pep Guardiola to have left before any potential punishment is handed out for breaches of financial rules ...

And how were web hackers involved?](/sport/football/article-11718099/Man-City-Premier-League-charges-explained-given-points-deduction.html) [Manchester City's Premier League charges MUST lead to RELEGATION if proven, says a former financial advisor to the champions - and they will have NO financial advantage on lawyers](/sport/football/article-11717923/Man-City-Premier-League-charges-lead-RELEGATION-proven-says-former-financial-advisor.html) [Manchester City charged over Premier League financial rules LIVE: All the latest on potential points deduction, the exact rules they're said to have breached - plus reaction](/sport/live/article-11718009/Man-City-ffp-charge-LIVE-Premier-League-points-deduction.html) [Pep Guardiola is ODDS-ON to leave Man City before the start of next season as the club are charged with breaking financial rules over 100 times - after last year claiming he would have QUIT if he'd been lied to over FFP allegations](/sport/football/article-11718131/Pep-Guardiola-odds-leave-Man-City-start-season-financial-charges.html) ['This can't be right': Jamie Carragher sarcastically reacts to Manchester City being charged with breaking financial rules as pundit wryly notes how they bring in 'MORE commercial revenue than Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, United and Liverpool'](/sport/football/article-11717979/Jamie-Carragher-sarcastically-reacts-Manchester-City-CHARGED-breaking-financial-rules.html) ['I didn't think they had the BALLS to do this!': Simon Jordan urges the Premier League to dish out the 'ULTIMATE consequence' to Man City - as the champions are charged with breaking financial rules - and hints they should be EXPELLED from the top flight](/sport/football/article-11718059/Simon-Jordan-wants-Man-City-ULTIMATE-consequence-guilty-financial-rules-breaches.html) ['The Aguero moment might end up meaning nothing!': Man United and Liverpool supporters claim their clubs should be awarded additional league titles after Man City were charged with breaching financial rules](/sport/football/article-11717971/Fans-social-media-react-Man-Citys-breaches-Premier-Leagues-financial-rules.html) [Pep Guardiola is ODDS-ON to leave Man City before the start of next season as the club are charged with breaking financial rules over 100 times - after last year claiming he would have QUIT if he'd been lied to over FFP allegations](/sport/football/article-11718131/Pep-Guardiola-odds-leave-Man-City-start-season-financial-charges.html) 'It happened over the last 10 years, and it will happen in the next 10 years because this club is so stable.' But I look at them and believe them 100 per cent from day one. (a) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules E.52 to E.60; and (3) for Seasons 2013/14 and 2014/15, Premier League Rules T.12 and T.19; and (4) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules T.13 and T.20. (2) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules P.7 and P.8; and (2) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules T.12 and T.20; (g) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules 16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.50; When I asked about suspicions or if our people have done something, then I say to them, "tell me". I will be out",' which has raised questions about whether a guilty verdict would end the Catalan's time in charge. (a) for Season 2009/10, Premier League Rules B.13, C.71, C.72, C.75 (amended to C.79 from 10 September 2009 for the remainder of Season 2009/10) and C.80;

Tuesday's back pages look at Manchester City's charges and Leeds United's dismissal of Jesse Marsch. The Premier League released a bombshell statement on Monday ...

“The 40-year-old former Spain right-back speaks English following a stint at New York City as a player and has lifted Vallecano to seventh in La Liga following promotion - bringing the best out of some of their young players. “Rayo Vallecano coach Andoni Iraola is another name high on the list of candidates to succeed Marsch and admired particularly by Orta,” The whole of the league will be watching with interest to see how the matter plays out, but two clubs will be particularly interested. In those seasons, the runners up were Manchester United on two occasions and Liverpool in one campaign.” Premier League As such we look forward to this matter being put to rest once and for all."

The alleged breaches span a period from the 2009-10 season to the 2017-18 campaign. The club are alleged to have breached league rules requiring provision ...

"If the charges relate to administrative errors then the sanctions will be a slap on the wrist. That's where the timing of this announcement comes from as well." "Why did I defend the club and the people? "Allegedly they did not fully disclose the financial remunerations that were made to one of their managers over a four-year period. Everyone knows there is a white paper due which could end up with an independent regulation of football. At the hearing, the panel found most of the breaches alleged were not established or the time was barred, which effectively means they happened too long ago for UEFA to do anything about them. I said to them 'if you lie to me, the day after I am not here'. "The Premier League's financial fair play rules are designed to ensure clubs pretty much spend what they earn. “The proceedings before the commission will, in accordance with Premier League rule W.82, be confidential and heard in private. "They took that case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). “Commissions are independent of the Premier League and member clubs. “This confirmation is made in accordance with Premier League rule W.82.1.

The 2019 F.A. Cup final was “their moment,” as the team's long-serving captain, Troy Deeney, had put it. Like most of his teammates, Deeney had never won a ...

It is not just that the integrity of the whole activity rests on a common acceptance of the rules — the assumption that everyone, be they teams or athletes, are competing under the same conditions — it is that the very meaning rests on it. That City was better is not in question. Three years later, City beat Sunderland to the League Cup. Stoke City lost the F.A. If — and it is if, at this stage — Manchester City is found guilty, though, then the punishments can begin: The panel, according to the league’s statutes, has free rein to issue whatever penalty it sees fit. They are, after all, the most successful clubs in English history, able to console themselves with myriad different glories. The final was portrayed as the apex of But the idea that when tyranny is law, revolution is duty does not hold, not in sports. It would not, in that case, be merely City that suffered. But then the willing suspension of disbelief is the F.A. Winning was unlikely, of course — “massive underdogs,” Deeney had called his team — given that Manchester City, the repeat Premier League champion, stood in the way. It is different, though, if they find out one side wasn’t playing by the same rules.

The Premier League found "a number of alleged breaches" in Manchester City's financial records, but there are steps to be taken before any punishment. Four ...

The scope of the investigation goes beyond domestic action; the Premier League determined that Manchester City may have broken UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules from 2013-18. There are also charges that Manchester City ran afoul of Premier League rules on profitability and sustainability from 2015-18. “In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today referred a number of alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules by Manchester City Football Club (Club) to a Commission under Premier League Rule W.3.4.,”

Yaya Toure's former agent, Dimitri Seluk, has rubbished any suggestion that he received “secret payments” from Manchester City. Blues charged by Premier League ...

City’s case has been passed over to an independent commission, which will rule on any punishments, but Seluk insists he had [no involvement in any wrongdoing](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/surprised-man-city-statement-alleged-breaches-premier-league-financial-rules/blt391c43558ac207f6). His former employers at the Etihad are waiting to discover if they will be Toure won three Premier League titles with City, the FA Cup and two League Cups, while taking in 316 appearances for the club, and is now an academy coach at Tottenham.

Manchester City charged by Premier League with numerous alleged breaches of financial rules; Premier League has referred the case to an independent ...

At the hearing, the panel found most of the breaches alleged were not established or the time was barred, which effectively means they happened too long ago for UEFA to do anything about them. "Allegedly they did not fully disclose the financial remunerations that was made to one of their managers over a four-year period. "The Premier League's financial fair play rules are designed to ensure clubs pretty much spend what they earn. “The proceedings before the commission will, in accordance with Premier League rule W.82, be confidential and heard in private. "They took that case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). This investigation has already been going on for five years, so I don't anticipate it being dealt with quickly. “Commissions are independent of the Premier League and member clubs. “This confirmation is made in accordance with Premier League rule W.82.1. In February 2020, they were banned by UEFA from European competition for two seasons and also fined €30m. In a statement, the Premier League said: “In accordance with Premier League rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today [February 6 2023] referred a number of alleged breaches of the Premier League rules by Manchester City Football Club to a commission under Premier League rule W.3.4. The second set of breaches listed refers to alleged breaking of rules "requiring a member club to include full details of manager remuneration in its relevant contracts with its manager" related to seasons 2009-10 to 2012-13 inclusive. The club are alleged to have breached league rules requiring provision "in utmost good faith" of "accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club's financial position".

Manchester City staff expect Pep Guardiola to have already left the club, before any possible sanctions for financial rule breaches hit, according to The.

Guardiola is understood to be one of the first to be told of the news among City’s senior figures before it was made public on Monday. I will be out’.” Manchester City staff expect Pep Guardiola to have already left the club, before any possible sanctions for financial rule breaches hit, according to The Athletic.

Relegation from the Premier League is a real possibility for Manchester City if alleged rule breaches are found proven, talkSPORT has been told.It was.

He revealed: “I said to them, ‘if you lie to me, the day after I’m not here. A sweeping transfer ban could also come into effect. “That is one option,” said Maguire. It read: “Manchester City FC is surprised by the issuing of these alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules, particularly given the extensive engagement and vast amount of detailed materials that the EPL has been provided with. “This I think would be I think a very interesting situation in the sense that one of the present shareholders of the Premier League is Manchester City itself so it would be unprecedented. The independent commission would have the power to suspend City from Premier League games and deduct points. City have won the league six times over the span of the investigation and have claimed glory in the last two seasons. So I think that’s one area. There is a possibility that City could be stripped of their Premier League titles as the rule breaches would bring the seasons in question into disrepute. “Then of course we’ve got the fact that Manchester City would have a right of appeal should there be severe sanctions given to them by this commission. [In a statement](https://www.premierleague.com/news/3045970), the Premier League said that City have breached rules that called for them to provide “accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club’s financial position, in particular with respect to its revenue (including sponsorship revenue), its related parties and its operating costs.” The club are also alleged to have breached league rules requiring member clubs to co-operate with and assist the Premier League with its investigations, from December 2018 to date.

City said on Monday they were "surprised" to have been charged by the Premier League with 101 alleged breaches of financial rules spanning from 2009/10 to 2017/ ...

Finally, the club are alleged to have breached league rules requiring member clubs to co-operate with and assist the Premier League with its investigations, from December 2018 to date. The second set of breaches listed refers to alleged breaking of rules "requiring a member club to include full details of manager remuneration in its relevant contracts with its manager" related to seasons 2009-10 to 2012-13 inclusive. Manchester City are alleged to have breached league rules requiring provision "in utmost good faith" of "accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club's financial position".

UEFA's former chief investigator, Yves Leterme, has insisted that he is convinced that Manchester City committed fraud. Leterme said this while reacting.

“I’m convinced that fraud has been committed by Manchester City. With a battery of lawyers, they did everything they could to counter the work of our auditors. “There was a total lack of transparent flow of financial information.

Over 100 charges made against the Blues · Premier League investigation completed · Manager tied to contract through to 2025.

The Catalan coach has extended his contract in Manchester through to 2025, but [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4160806/2023/02/07/manchester-city-charges-premier-league/?source=emp_shared_article) reports that even those terms may not be enough to see him through to the end of what promises to be a drawn-out saga. AND WHAT'S MORE: Guardiola has previously suggested that he would walk away from City if they were found to have bent the truth when it comes to financial affairs, with the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss saying: "I said to them: ‘If you lie to me, the day after I am not here. An independent commission is now examining the case and will determine whether further punishment needs to be handed out.

Relegation from the Premier League is just one of a number of potential punishments facing Manchester City after the reigning champions were hit with a slew ...

Financial issues prevented them from making an immediate return to the top tier, but they were promoted in 1996 and won the ninth of their nine domestic league titles 14 years later. Upwardly-mobile Premier League side Middlesbrough were looking to kick on in the 1996-97 after finishing 12th the previous year. They would not have a chance to defend their title, though, with the club's president and general manager engulfed in a bribery scandal relating to the previous season's league game against Valenciennes. They eventually made it back to the top-flight in 2016 and ended their wait for a league title in 2021. They did not return to the top flight until the 2014-15 season, following a long legal battle, skipping the second tier entirely after the Portuguese league granted them a return. The Bianconeri had won Serie A in 2005-06, only to be stripped of their title and demoted to the second tier. The following season, they were relegated again, finishing second from bottom in the Liga de Honra amid financial issues off the pitch. Rangers had entered administration during the 2011-12 season, bringing a points deduction, and liquidation proceedings began after they failed to reach a CVA agreement with creditors. Another big-hitter to suffer from financial issues, Rangers were demoted in 2012 - just four years after losing in the UEFA Cup final. Two more promotions followed, with Parma winning the Lega Pro play-off final in 2017 and pipping Frosinone on head-to-head results to secure automatic promotion from Serie B back to the top tier in 2018. Fortunately, a restructuring of the Italian football pyramid allowed them to climb straight to Serie B after just one season, skipping Serie C1. [calls for the champions from the last two seasons to be kicked out of the league](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-city-relegation-premier-league-29151878) if the charges are upheld by an independent commission.

BBC Sport answers the key questions after Manchester City are charged by the Premier League with more than 100 breaches of financial rules.

"It's not like the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) where things can escalate on to a European level. They believe they provided the relevant evidence around those charges to the Premier League some time ago. "However, many will say the suggestion that this is linked to the football regulator white paper being delayed as a little far-fetched. It is felt that bringing this case is likely to be used by the Premier League as evidence of dealing with governance issues itself rather than a proposed independent regulator. We've had a period of self-regulation within football and that has brought us to where we are." "No club has ever faced such a catalogue of charges. There is little coincidence that the two things have occurred [at the same time]," said Maguire. "First, accusations that Manchester City have artificially inflated the money coming into the club, with particular respect to commercial and sponsorship deals. "Certain clubs have been lobbying against Man City. The Premier League's investigation started in December 2018. And could they really be kicked out of the Premier League? But how have City got here?

Dimitri Seluk, former agent to Yaya Toure has denied suggestions that the former Ivory Coast international received unaccounted payments from Manchester.

It was all transparent.” I am interested to see what happens as this was a surprise. That was the season before Toure joined the Premier League side from Barcelona.