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Manchester City charges: Were any of club’s current players signed during charges period?
13 October 2026 Off

Manchester City charges: Were any of club’s current players signed during charges period?

By Total Football News

No member of Manchester City’s current squad was signed during the period in which an independent commission found the club guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.

Those offences all came between 2009 and 2018. City have denied any wrongdoing and appealed against all of the charges against them.

The club’s longest-serving first-team player who was purchased from another club is Portuguese centre-back and

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Manchester City charges: Premier League clubs fear political interference in appeal after Andy Burnham comments
8 October 2026 Off

Manchester City charges: Premier League clubs fear political interference in appeal after Andy Burnham comments

By Total Football News

Burnham’s comments came in an interview with the BBC’s political editor Chris Mason the next day.

When asked about ‘Brand Manchester’ taking a hit, the Prime Minister drew a parallel with a previous Premier League case with Everton, saying he still held the view “firmly” that they “weren’t fairly treated”.

Everton were deducted 10 points, later reduced to six on appeal, by an independent commission for breaching Premier

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Manchester City: Rival clubs want more than relegation from the Premier League
6 October 2026 Off

Manchester City: Rival clubs want more than relegation from the Premier League

By Total Football News

A number of Premier League clubs want Manchester City to be hit with both “retrospective punishments” and sanctions for the future for their mass financial rule-breaking, sources have told BBC Sport.

An independent commission found City guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.

City have appealed against the verdict.

However, there is said to be a consensus among

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Manchester City charges: Punishment before end of season, Premier League clubs believe
30 September 2026 Off

Manchester City charges: Punishment before end of season, Premier League clubs believe

By Total Football News

Another source said the process “should” be resolved by the end of the season, and they hoped any appeal would be “compressed”.

The final decision rests in the hands of the independent commission, with the Premier League board – and City – able to suggest a suitable punishment before the panel makes its decision.

There is increasingly a desire to have the case resolved by the end of the season

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Nations League: How much money do clubs get for players?
30 September 2026 Off

Nations League: How much money do clubs get for players?

By Total Football News

Uefa has said 611 clubs will benefit from the current cycle of payments.

This will likely rise to more than 900 when including the full Euro 2028 tournament, as was the case in the 2024 competition.

The flat rate for each player named in a squad list per Nations League or Euro 2028 qualifying match is £3,285. This is a 5% increase on what clubs were paid in the 2020-24

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Liverpool: Inside the club’s increasing global investment in youth
29 September 2026 Off

Liverpool: Inside the club’s increasing global investment in youth

By Total Football News

Ndiaye isn’t the only player to have been identified and recruited by Liverpool‘s global talent team.

After the U17 World Cup, Liverpool also made a £2.6m move for another centre-half, Ifeanyi Ndukwe.

Ndukwe was impressive in pre-season and the 18-year-old Austrian has gone on loan to Levante in La Liga as he looks to obtain a UK work permit.

The list doesn’t stop there. Samuel Martinez, the 17-year-old Colombian

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Manchester City charges: Premier League clubs seek legal advice over possible compensation
25 September 2026 Off

Manchester City charges: Premier League clubs seek legal advice over possible compensation

By Total Football News

Premier League clubs have sought legal advice as to whether they would have a compensation claim over the Manchester City 115 charges case.

After a long wait for the outcome, City have been found guilty of a majority of the financial rule breaches they were accused of.

BBC Sport has also been told that the club will appeal.

It has emerged that a number of Premier League sides, prior to

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Villa and Chelsea transfers: Why the clubs keep doing business
30 August 2026 Off

Villa and Chelsea transfers: Why the clubs keep doing business

By Total Football News

Chelsea have signed Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa for £7.5m – the eighth deal between the two clubs in the past four years.

The 33-year-old, who won the World Cup in 2022, has moved to Stamford Bridge on a three-year deal.

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Martinez joined Villa in 2020 and made 256 appearances, helping the club win the Europa League last season.

“I’m delighted to be at this

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