Wat next afta Premier League find Man City guilty of 'fake' contracts plus misleading accounts?
An independent commission has found Manchester City guilty of using 'fake contracts' and misleading financial accounts to hide over £830 million in secret funding between 2009 and 2018. The club continues to deny any wrongdoing despite the commission's findings regarding the breach of Premier League financial rules.
Why it matters
This ruling represents a massive regulatory action against one of the world's most successful football clubs, potentially setting a precedent for financial fair play enforcement in sports.
Manchester City arrange "fake contracts" wit several of dia commercial partners as part of one scheme to cova up secret funding of more dan £830m, Premier League tok.
Di League confam say dem find City guilty of all charges wey relate to breaking of Premier League financial rules between 2009-2010 and 2017-2018 seasons.
One independent commission discova say, during dat time period, di club arrange di "fake contracts" and dem "rely on fake agreements to artificially inflate di club revenues and reduce dia costs".
Di club don continue to deny any wrongdoing.
Tori bin break last week say Manchester City dey guilty of breaking di majority of di 115 financial rules wey dem accuse dem ontop .
But on Tuesday, 29 September, di Premier League bin publish one edited version of di independent commission report wey remove some sensitive details.
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