Man City facing some heat. Image: @jacobsben / Twitter
Nine punishments that Manchester City could face
Manchester City could be facing up to nine severe charges imposed by an independent commission after they breached Premier League rules.
Man City facing some heat. Image: @jacobsben / Twitter
An independent commission can impose as many as nine severe punishments on Manchester City after they breached 100 Premier League financial rules.
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Punishments that independent commission can impose on Manchester City
- Suspend the club from playing league matches
- Points deductions
- Recommendations to the board that league matches be replayed
- Recommend to the board that the league expels the respondent club
- Order compensation
- Cancel or refuse registration of players
- Conditional punishment
- Order the club to pay costs
- Make such other order as it think fit
In other words, City are in a lot of trouble and face a range of damaging outcomes for their breach of financial rules between 2009 and 2018.
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City charged by the Premier League
Man City have been charged by the Premier League for allegedly breaking numerous financial rules between 2009 and 2018 A “range of sanctions”, including
That makes it a truly dreaddul couple of days for the club after their defeat to Tottenham on Sunday. Amazingly, Manchester City have lost all five of their visits to Tottenham’s new stadium. Not only that, but they’ve failed to score a single goal in those five outings. It’s a bizarre situation for such an excellent, attacking team.
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