Manchester City Faces Loss of 8 Trophies After 115 Guilty Breaches
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 26
Manchester City Faces Loss of 8 Trophies After 115 Guilty Breaches
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 26
Summary
Eight trophies won by Manchester City between 2009 and 2018 are now in play after the club was found guilty on most of 115 Premier League financial charges.
An independent panel, not the league itself, will decide sanctions at a later hearing; title stripping cannot be ruled out, though a points deduction, huge fine or even expulsion are seen as more likely.
Premier League rules do not explicitly list vacating titles, but they let the commission impose any penalty it sees fit, including retrospective points deductions that could affect three league titles and five domestic cups.
Rival clubs and former managers have floated reallocating honors to runners-up such as Manchester United and Liverpool, yet BBC Sport said there is little appetite inside the league or among clubs to rewrite past results.
Compensation claims from clubs, players and others who say they lost earnings are viewed as more likely than mass title reallocation, underscoring the wider legal and reputational fallout for English football.