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How best to punish City? Restitution over retribution, then hand club to the fans | Jonathan Liew

How best to punish City? Restitution over retribution, then hand club to the fans | Jonathan Liew

There are no real precedents and emotions are still raw, but good can come from this mess if ownership models change A 17-year transfer embargo. Replay the entire era with all the original players. Restore the 2009 squad and force them to mount a title challenge with Stephen Ireland, Martin Petrov and Richard Dunne. Force Ferran Soriano to drive a parade bus backwards through Manchester, once for every major trophy won. Ban the Poznan, or at least make City fans do it facing forwards. Yes, in the week since it emerged that Manchester City have been found guilty of all the financial charges laid against them by the Premier League, a great and cathartic silliness has begun to stalk the land. The Sainsbury’s account on Instagram posting a picture that reads “114 unexpected items in the bagging area”. The relentless trolling from Domino’s Pizza, which claims to have “irrefutable evidence that pineapple is the best pizza topping”. Continue reading...

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Oct 2, 2026 · byThe Guardian
‘I am here more than ever’: Guardiola backs Manchester City owners over guilty verdicts

‘I am here more than ever’: Guardiola backs Manchester City owners over guilty verdicts

I am, always have been, always will, be behind my club’ Former City chair Bernstein calls for directors to quit Pep Guardiola has thrown his support behind Manchester City after the club were found guilty of all charges of breaching Premier League financial rules over a nine-year period, telling fans: “We will get through this together”. Guardiola left City in the summer after a trophy-laden decade in charge, with the period of his first two seasons part of the investigation ruled on by an independent commission. The Spaniard remains a close ally of the chief executive, Ferran Soriano, who brought him to England, the pair having previously worked together at Barcelona. City maintain their innocence and are set to appeal against the decision before Friday’s deadline. Continue reading...

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Sep 30, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Manchester City CEO Soriano says guilty verdicts are ‘a Premier League conspiracy theory’

Manchester City CEO Soriano says guilty verdicts are ‘a Premier League conspiracy theory’

Soriano: the case is based on ‘a single false accusation’ Club to appeal after verdict on more than 100 charges Manchester City’s chief executive, Ferran Soriano, has said the guilty verdicts against the club for breaches of financial rules are based on “a single false accusation” and a “Premier League conspiracy theory”, as he maintained City’s innocence. It was confirmed on Tuesday that City, according to an independent panel, had artificially inflated revenue and reduced costs by more than £900m over a nine-year period through “sham” sponsorship deals, which were mainly funded by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & Development Ltd (ADUG), which owned the club. In a video sent to City staff after confirmation of the guilty verdict on more than 100 charges, Soriano said the club would appeal and fight the case. Continue reading...

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Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Manchester City chief maintains club’s innocence as rivals push for verdict to be published

Manchester City chief maintains club’s innocence as rivals push for verdict to be published

Ferran Soriano tells European clubs City will fight verdict Premier League clubs complain of ‘void’ over timeline A number of Premier League clubs are pushing for the Manchester City verdict to be published as soon as possible, with the club digging in for a long battle to clear their name. City’s chief executive, Ferran Soriano, told a meeting of the European Football Clubs board on Monday that they will fight to prove their innocence after being found guilty by an independent commission of the vast majority of the Premier League’s 115 charges of breaching financial rules. Continue reading...

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Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Guardian