The English Premier League has accused Manchester City of numerous violations of the rules of financial fair play.

Statement published on the official website of the league.

The case went on for four years.. Potential irregularities in the club's financial statements and earnings have been discovered in every season from 2009/10 to 2017/18. In total, more than a hundred such cases have been recorded..

The club also published its response regarding this situation.. at Manchester City called for an independent commission to consider the issue and expressed the hope that the evidence of the club's innocence would be enough to close this case.

According to The Times, Manchester City face points deductions, and in the worst case, exclusion from the English Premier League. Everything will depend on the evidence base of the Premier League. At the same time, the “citizens” will not have the opportunity to challenge the verdict in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in accordance with the rules of the Premier League..

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Recall that in 2020, UEFA suspended Manchester City from European competition for the next two seasons for violating financial fair play.. The CAS then decided to cancel this penalty and only upheld the €10 million fine..