Man City charges: How Premier League club plan to argue their innocence in appeal

Manchester City will argue in their Premier League appeal that the extra funding for their sponsorship deals between 2009 and 2018 came from the Abu Dhabi government and not the club's owners. <p>An independent commission has found that City broke Premier League financial rules by disguising £830.69m of owner funding as sponsorship income.</p><p>City's lawyers argued during the 2024 hearing that the funding had come from the Abu Dhabi government, but this was rejected by the commission.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/13593363/man-city-charges-reaction-and-findings-as-commission-finds-club-guilty-of-all-charges-related-to-serious-financial-breaches">Man City charges verdict - latest news and live updates</a></strong></li><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13593765/man-city-charges-club-sponsor-etihad-airways-considering-legal-action-against-premier-league"><strong>Man City sponsors Etihad Airways considering legal action against PL</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13593589/man-city-charges-what-if-clubs-premier-league-titles-and-trophies-are-stripped-who-benefits-and-what-changes"><strong>What if Man City's PL title and trophies are stripped?</strong></a></li></ul><widget id="4"></widget><p>In their judgement the commission "concluded that it was an explanation that the club had concocted well after the event in an attempt to conceal the realities of the Disguised Funding Scheme".</p><p>Manchester City is majority owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan's Newton…