Manchester City are under one of the biggest investigations in the history of British football. The Premier League has released a statement disclosing its complaint to Josep Guardiola’s coaching staff about alleged violations since the 2009/2010 season related to financial information on benefits, coach and player remuneration, UEFA regulations and cooperation. with Premier League investigations.

The premier’s investigation, which has been ongoing since 2019, points to more than 100 financial crimes committed by Manchester City. TimeMartin Ziegler, sanctions for a club owned by City Football Group (Abu Dhabi) could range “from deduction of points to exclusion from the league”.

The allegations made by the Premier League will be reviewed by an independent panel. “The members of the commission will be appointed by the independent chairman of the Premier League judiciary (…) The examination of the case by the commission under Premier League Rule W.82 will be confidential and will be considered in private (…) This confirmation is made in accordance with Rule W.82.1 of the Premier League,” said the Premier League, which concluded it “would not make any further comment on the matter until further notice.”

sky blue They were already under the magnifying glass of the economic laws of sport when UEFA imposed a sanction on them in 2020 that banned them from European competition for two years; however, an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport allowed them to escape punishment.