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Khaldoon al-Mubarak: the tightrope walker who made rare misstep over charges
City have been found guilty of the vast majority of their 115 charges‚ many of which allege City cooked the books to the tune of nearly £900million through money artificially pumped into the club by their Abu Dhabi owners over a nine-year period. An appeal was confirmed by the club on Friday‚ with much of their defence suggesting commercial contracts were paid for by the Abu Dhabi government rather than their owner. Now‚ though‚ it has emerged that sponsors Etihad‚ the state-owner national airline of the United Arab Emirates‚ told the United States' department of commerce‚ transportation and state in 2015 that suggestions the government have paid for sponsorships are 'false'.
The official verdict was released on Tuesday afternoon‚ which showed City had cooked the books to the tune of nearly £900million through money artificially pumped into the club by their Abu Dhabi owners over a nine-year period. City have denied any wrongdoing‚ and have confirmed they have appealed. But that hasn't stopped fans having a pop at the Manchester club‚ and Potter‚ who was manager of Chelsea between 2022 and 2023‚ has done the same.
Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano was grilled on television moments after the Premier League confirmed the club were guilty of the most serious breaches of the financial rules. An independent commission ruled that Man City had disguised payments worth £900m in a nine-year period peppered with 'sham' deals. In a damning 40-page verdict City‚ who won eight trophies during the spell involved‚ artificially inflated sponsorship agreements and pumped money into the club from its Abu Dhabi owners via disguised payments in a bid to swerve Premier League spending rules.
The astonishing details of Manchester City's almost decade-long cheating have now been exposed in gory detail. As the Premier League released their verdict to shine a light on the extraordinary scale of the club's guilt on Tuesday afternoon‚ the football world scrambled to make sense of the wrongdoing. There's a huge amount to digest from the biggest sporting scandal in British history and behind the £900million artificially pumped into the Abu Dhabi-owned club‚ there were seven thousand pages of damning evidence.
MIKE KEEGAN: Manchester City cooked the books to the tune of £900m in a nine-year period peppered with 'sham' deals during which they became the major force in English football‚ a commission has found. In a damning 40-page verdict City‚ who won eight trophies during the spell involved‚ artificially inflated sponsorship agreements and pumped money into the club from its Abu Dhabi owners via disguised payments in a bid to swerve Premier League spending rules. The eight-times champions were found guilty of 'all charges related to serious breaches' of the regulations and the majority of those in relation to its failure to co-operate with the competition's probe.
JACK GAUGHAN: Even when signing his final new contract in November 2024‚ Pep Guardiola knew that change would soon be necessary at Manchester City. Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak could feel their time together coming to a close during a meeting in Abu Dhabi to decide on an extension amid the worst run of results throughout Guardiola's gilded career.
Graeme Souness has revealed that he is trapped in Abu Dhabi amid Iranian strikes‚ with the Liverpool legend sharing an update on social media detailing the 'loud bangs' he heard overhead. Chaos has sparked throughout the Gulf since Saturday morning‚ with United Arab Emirates states Dubai and Abu Dhabi‚ as well as Saudi Arabia‚ Bahrain‚ Qatar and Kuwait‚ targeted. Caught up in the deadly unfolding aggression between Iran and the United States‚ who launched a joint daylight strike with Israel in the early hours of the day are thousands of expats and holidaymakers in the region.
Graeme Souness stranded in Abu Dhabi as Rangers legend hears 'loud bangs' from anti-missiles at airport
Senior aide of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince was mystery £30m broker in investigated Manchester City sponsorship deal
Man United outcast Marcus Rashford sends message to fans and Neymar parties with his pregnant girlfriend in Abu Dhabi as footballers welcome the New Year
Manchester City's verdict into their legal challenge against the Premier League's sponsorship rules 'is set to be revealed over the coming days' - as Abu Dhabi-owned club claim they're victims of 'discrimination' from rivals
Kyle Walker names his Manchester City team-mate who 'LOVES' boozing as he recalls the player drinking 'straight from the bottle' during a trip to Abu Dhabi
Erling Haaland returns to Man City training in Abu Dhabi camp after six-week absence‚ with Jeremy Doku and John Stones also making progress in welcome boost for Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola reveals plan for January training camp in Abu Dhabi after 'incredible impact' it had for Man City last season
Thinking of a career switch‚ Sergio? Aguero attends F1 final practice in Abu Dhabi dressed in a specially-made Manchester City racing outfit - showing the club's Etihad Airways sponsor at their home race
Banner calling for the UAE to free a human rights activist flown over the Etihad before Abu Dhabi-backed Manchester City's top-of-the-table clash with Liverpool
AHEAD OF THE GAME: Man City fans in Abu Dhabi face NOT being able to watch Treble defence in blow to owners... while Wilfried Zaha and Stormzy take control of club without any money changing hands
Mystery surrounds Manchester City payment as they are accused of taking £30m disguised as sponsorship funding from an Abu Dhabi based individual in 2012 and 2013
Pep Guardiola is the man who COMPLETED football: Abu Dhabi riches help but the Manchester City boss's football intellect is unmatched - he's one of the most influential managers ever
Winning the Champions League was the ultimate dream for Manchester City's Abu Dhabi owners when they bought the club in 2008 but until now it has remained unfulfilled... this is the story of City's 12-year odyssey
IAN LADYMAN: Manchester City have come up with the blueprint for dominance by becoming MORE than just champions... it feels like the club have reached their destination almost 15 years after their Abu Dhabi takeover as they look to seal the treble
Manchester City's £300m splurge to get Etihad Stadium on a par with rivals: Premier League champions plan to take capacity past 60‚000‚ with North Stand revamp to take Abu Dhabi owners' overall spend on infrastructure to £1bn
You can't take our titles! Pep Guardiola fumes again and says the Premier League will never be able to take away the trophies Manchester City have won under their Abu Dhabi owners... as he insists the charges against the champions are a witch-hunt
WHAT COULD'VE BEEN! How Premier League would have looked if Man City's Abu Dhabi takeover never happened
'Back like we never left!': Reece James and Co return to Cobham after Chelsea's warm-weather break in Abu Dhabi as Graham Potter's men gear up for their first Premier League outing after the World Cup against Bournemouth
Chelsea to discover the severity of Armando Broja's knee injury after he was taken off on a stretcher during friendly loss to Aston Villa... with the striker set to have a scan on his return to England from Abu Dhabi
Chelsea's striker woes will get WORSE after Armando Broja's horror injury‚ Omari Hutchinson looks like one for the future‚ and John McGinn is getting back to his best under Unai Emery... FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED as Aston Villa beat the Blues 1-0 in Abu Dhabi
Man City squad jet off for Abu Dhabi training camp as Erling Haaland returns and Carlos Borges called up
Developed in the same class as Jamal Musiala‚ Ben Elliott has been going under the radar in Chelsea's academy... now‚ having been called up to the first team's Abu Dhabi training camp‚ the 20-year-old is aiming to make his case to Graham Potter
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