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Manchester City Found Guilty Of Almost All Charges

By urban.spaceman, in Leicester City Forum

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Sly

Sly

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7 hours ago, orangecity23 said:

I asked Google to produce a similar breakdown of total sponsorship amount by years for Man Utd for the same time period. The amounts it came out with were very close to the Man City amounts. That's the scale of spend that other clubs have to compete against, the vast quantities pumped into glory hunter teams by companies like Adidas, Chevrolet, TeamViewer etc. 

 

The only real financial fair play will be equal salary and transfer spending caps, to let teams compete equally, otherwise finances will dominate everything.

I agree with this.

 

American Sports have sort of got this right. It would then allow for a level playing field and restrict the stupid money in the game. 

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AjcW

AjcW

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I’m enjoying watching this unfold. People might start to realise the power Abu Dhabi hold and the amount of this country (let alone Manchester) they already own. 

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Super_horns

Super_horns

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15 minutes ago, em9999 said:

Etihaad threatening the PL because man city have been caught and the facts have been released 

 

Good luck with that one 

Of course they aren’t going to be happy being connected to all this by association.

They probably think the club have done nothing wrong so going to defend them .

Is a footballing matter - who cares if a Middle East airline aren’t happy ?
 

davieG

davieG

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2 hours ago, CornwallFox said:

They've committed fraud. 

It's not an advantage. 

It's fraud.

:dunno:  And?

 

Did I say anything about Man City?

foxfanazer

foxfanazer

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18 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Of course they aren’t going to be happy being connected to all this by association.

They probably think the club have done nothing wrong so going to defend them .

Is a footballing matter - who cares if a Middle East airline aren’t happy ?
 

Don't the owners of Man City own Etihad airways? lol

Grebfromgrebland

Grebfromgrebland

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36 minutes ago, AjcW said:

I’m enjoying watching this unfold. People might start to realise the power Abu Dhabi hold and the amount of this country (let alone Manchester) they already own. 

This is fascinating and the talks behind the scenes could a lot of the interests. I asked Gemini about this: 

 

Abu Dhabi can—and reportedly already is—using its massive UK investments as diplomatic leverage in the Manchester City financial case.

With an independent panel finding Manchester City guilty of 114 of its 115 financial rule charges, the situation has fully mutated from a football scandal into a geopolitical standoff between the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Because Manchester City is owned by Sheikh Mansour—the Vice President of the UAE and chair of the $385 billion Mubadala fund—Abu Dhabi views severe sporting penalties as a direct attack on its state reputation.

The leverage is being applied through several specific channels:

• The £30B+ Investment Threat: UAE officials have explicitly warned the UK government that an adverse outcome or "unacceptable" ultimate sanction against Manchester City (such as forced relegation or stripping titles) could directly threaten billions of pounds in future Emirati investments.

• The Free Trade Agreement: The UAE is a primary driver in ongoing negotiations for a massive Free Trade Agreement between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Abu Dhabi holds immense sway over how smoothly those trade terms progress.

• The "Manchester Model" Hold: As noted by regional UK leaders like Greater Manchester's political figures, Abu Dhabi has been the primary urban regeneration partner for the city of Manchester since 2008. Threatening to pull back from local infrastructure or exit the club entirely is a highly visible pressure point on local UK economies.

The UK Government's Dilemma

The primary obstacle to Abu Dhabi’s leverage is that the UK government cannot legally intervene. The Premier League operates as a private, independent body. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and UK ministers have continually maintained that the legal process must take its independent course.

However, Freedom of Information requests have revealed that the UK Foreign Office and the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi have held extensive internal talks regarding the charges. The UK government actively blocked the release of those correspondence logs explicitly because doing so would severely jeopardize bilateral and diplomatic relations with the UAE. While the government resists direct interference, Abu Dhabi's capital footprint ensures that the Premier League panel is making its final sanctioning decisions under intense international scrutiny.

Manwell Pablo

Manwell Pablo

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4 hours ago, em9999 said:

Whatever .. I just cant abide cheats ..  he hasn't got enough money to deal with my missus 


I’ve said this to you already if you feel that strongly about it perhaps you should offer to personally deliver our championship trophy to Ipswich and 40 million quid up to Leeds. 
 

No? Thought not.  

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Trav Le Bleu

Trav Le Bleu

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21 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

This is fascinating and the talks behind the scenes could a lot of the interests. I asked Gemini about this: 

 

Abu Dhabi can—and reportedly already is—using its massive UK investments as diplomatic leverage in the Manchester City financial case.

With an independent panel finding Manchester City guilty of 114 of its 115 financial rule charges, the situation has fully mutated from a football scandal into a geopolitical standoff between the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Because Manchester City is owned by Sheikh Mansour—the Vice President of the UAE and chair of the $385 billion Mubadala fund—Abu Dhabi views severe sporting penalties as a direct attack on its state reputation.

The leverage is being applied through several specific channels:

• The £30B+ Investment Threat: UAE officials have explicitly warned the UK government that an adverse outcome or "unacceptable" ultimate sanction against Manchester City (such as forced relegation or stripping titles) could directly threaten billions of pounds in future Emirati investments.

• The Free Trade Agreement: The UAE is a primary driver in ongoing negotiations for a massive Free Trade Agreement between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Abu Dhabi holds immense sway over how smoothly those trade terms progress.

• The "Manchester Model" Hold: As noted by regional UK leaders like Greater Manchester's political figures, Abu Dhabi has been the primary urban regeneration partner for the city of Manchester since 2008. Threatening to pull back from local infrastructure or exit the club entirely is a highly visible pressure point on local UK economies.

The UK Government's Dilemma

The primary obstacle to Abu Dhabi’s leverage is that the UK government cannot legally intervene. The Premier League operates as a private, independent body. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and UK ministers have continually maintained that the legal process must take its independent course.

However, Freedom of Information requests have revealed that the UK Foreign Office and the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi have held extensive internal talks regarding the charges. The UK government actively blocked the release of those correspondence logs explicitly because doing so would severely jeopardize bilateral and diplomatic relations with the UAE. While the government resists direct interference, Abu Dhabi's capital footprint ensures that the Premier League panel is making its final sanctioning decisions under intense international scrutiny.

So...

 

They're threatening to take their ball home?

AjcW

AjcW

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7 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

So...

 

They're threatening to take their ball home?

Yes, it’s quite a large ball though…. 

Corky

Corky

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35 minutes ago, Manwell Pablo said:


I’ve said this to you already if you feel that strongly about it perhaps you should offer to personally deliver our championship trophy to Ipswich and 40 million quid up to Leeds. 
 

No? Thought not.  

It has barely done us any good since so not the greatest sacrifice.

Trav Le Bleu

Trav Le Bleu

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I'm starting to think let the big 6 have their super league. Though it's a bit of a joke with Spurs flirting with relegation for the last 12 months.

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