Financial Fair Play
Giant asterisk delivered to Etihad following league win

Giant asterisk delivered to Etihad following league win

City are currently facing 115 outstanding charges for alleged financial breaches A giant asterisk has been delivered to the Etihad Stadium after Manchester City bagged their fourth league title in as many years. Pep Guardiola’s side have been the champions of England every season since 2020/21 in a historic streak of domination that has seen […]

1 year ago

Obsess over City’s 115 charges, not Jack Grealish’s antics

Obsess over City’s 115 charges, not Jack Grealish’s antics

City’s treble-sealing Champions League victory needs to be remembered for what it is- the culmination of 15 years worth of financial doping. As Manchester City stuttered to a Champions League final victory in Istanbul which saw them match their local rival’s once unprecedented treble achievement, BT Sport commentator Darren Fletcher eulogized the back-to-back Premier League […]

2 years ago

Football must learn from Saracens’ punishment

Football must learn from Saracens’ punishment

Actions need consequences. There was a game when I was in school that pops into my head every so often. Played between a group of at least two, participants would take it in terms to say the word one after the other, each time getting louder and louder, until the loser was decided by who […]

6 years ago

UEFA refer Man City to adjudicatory chamber for potential financial fair play breaches

UEFA refer Man City to adjudicatory chamber for potential financial fair play breaches

An investigation into the club’s financial activity began in March Manchester City have been referred to the UEFA Club Financial Control Body adjudicatory chamber for a potential breach of financial fair play rules. The Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) chief investigator has referred the club to the adjudicatory chamber following the conclusion of an investigation that […]

7 years ago

Manchester City face possible Champions League ban over alleged violations of Financial Fair Play

Manchester City face possible Champions League ban over alleged violations of Financial Fair Play

The investigation was announced by UEFA on Thursday. UEFA announced on Thursday evening that the Investigatory Chamber of the independent UEFA Club Financial Control Body had launched a formal investigation into Manchester City over potential Financial Fair Play breaches. While UEFA are yet to state which exact period of time their investigation will focus on, they […]

7 years ago