The number of charges against Manchester City for alleged financial irregularities has increased from the original 115 to 130.
The English club was accused of 115 irregularities in February 2023, but, according to the British newspaper “The Times”, the Premier League had to make a correction and increase the accusation to 130 because there was confusion about some problems related to different seasons. This doesn’t mean there are any additional charges, just that some terms had to be worked out.
City are accused of failing to provide accurate financial information between 2009 and 2018, failing to provide correct details regarding payments to players and coaches in the same period, breaching UEFA financial rules between 2013 and 2018, not complying with the Premier’s financial fair play between 2015 and 2018 and for not having cooperated with the investigation that the Premier has carried out since 2018.
Verdict, in 2025
The trial for this case began in September and ended this Monday, with a verdict expected in 2025. This, however, will be on hold if one of the parties decides to appeal, so the final resolution may not come until at least the season coming.
The sanction that City may receive if found guilty can range from the loss of points to relegation, or a financial fine as already happened in 2019 when UEFA sanctioned it with two years without competing in Europe. but the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced it to a financial penalty. City have maintained their innocence since the beginning of the case.
