Andy Burnham’s Manchester City comments stir fresh tensions with Premier League
Government said to be unhappy at lack of warningTreasury committee chair wants HMRC involved in City caseAndy Burnham’s intervention in the Manchester City debate has revived tensions between the Premier League and the prime minister.Government officials…
Building of the Pep supremacy is an era that will be defined by sham-ball
Guardiola’s success at Manchester City was underpinned by financial cheating. Now he can only double down on his adherence to the owners“Do you know the question that you are asking me? Today, do you honestly think it is my job to make this kind of…
Craig Bellamy urges Wales improvement but wary of Norway’s threat
Wales ‘unrecognisable’ in defeat against DenmarkHaaland ‘exactly the same’ after Manchester City verdictCraig Bellamy has said Wales must improve against Norway on Thursday after appearing unrecognisable in their defeat against Denmark, and highlighted…
Manchester City guilty over Premier League charges after £900m of ‘sham’ contracts
Commission: club broke rules over nine-season periodCity will appeal against verdict before Friday deadlineThe Premier League has confirmed Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges of breaching its financial rules over a nine-year period,…
The Manchester City case shows us how the global mega-rich now expect to operate with impunity | Jonathan Liew
When transnational alliances have scarcely been weaker, the way the club was allegedly run offers a bleak vision of a world driven by brute power and wealthThe cache of leaked emails and documents that would eventually lead to the crisis in which…
Manchester City chief maintains club’s innocence as rivals push for verdict to be published
Ferran Soriano tells European clubs City will fight verdictPremier League clubs complain of ‘void’ over timelineA number of Premier League clubs are pushing for the Manchester City verdict to be published as soon as possible, with the club digging in for…
Scale of City’s punishment is the only story but Premier League must bear some responsibility | Barney Ronay
Manchester City have come out fighting against the guilty verdict but the Premier League faces questions of its ownNothing is over, nothing is done. Or at least not judging by the bravura, balls-out confidence of Manchester City’s chair, Khaldoon…
How the Manchester City scandal could play out | Letters
Readers respond to the guilty verdict against the football club for breaking the Premier League’s financial fair play rulesThirty six years ago, the team I support, Swindon Town, were severely punished for financial irregularities that pale into…
The Guardian view on Manchester City: a strange kind of glory | Editorial
If a guilty verdict on multiple counts of financial misreporting is upheld against the club, its achievements in the modern era will be forever tainted In surveys ranking the Premier League’s greatest moments, football supporters regularly give pride of…
Tony Pulis says he and Stoke were ‘cheated’ in 2011 FA Cup final after Manchester City verdict
Manchester City won match 1-0 after goal by Yaya TouréClub deny wrongdoing and say ‘process is ongoing’Tony Pulis has said his Stoke City team were “cheated” out of the 2011 FA Cup after Manchester City were found guilty on virtually all counts of…