Tag: hearing

14 May 2026 Off

Spygate: Championship play-off final may be delayed by hearing

By Total Football News

Should the match need to be rescheduled due to the outcome of the hearing and any subsequent appeal process, the EFL says it has a “number of contingency plans” available.

The Championship fixture is the first of three play-off finals held across three days at Wembley, with the League One and Two versions due to be held on the Sunday and Monday, respectively.

The stadium is booked out the following

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20 September 2024 Off

Man City hearing: Case ‘moral reward’ for Football Leaks hacker Rui Pinto – lawyer

By Total Football News

Claiming to want “to show the hidden side of football”, Football Leaks shared millions of documents with media outlets in the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) consortium, a network of investigative journalists.

They included revelations on ‘third-party ownership’, the salaries of Argentina great Lionel Messi and Brazil forward Neymar, undercover talks regarding the creation of the European Super League, and alleged cases of tax evasion by several top footballers.

Paris

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16 September 2024 Off

Man City hearing: Premier League 115 charges case begins

By Total Football News

The hearing into Manchester City’s 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules begins on Monday.

City were charged and referred to an independent commission in February 2023 following a four-year investigation.

It is alleged City breached its financial rules between 2009 and 2018.

City strongly deny all charges and have said their case is supported by a “comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence”.

The Premier League claim

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13 September 2024 Off

Man City hearing: Manager Pep Guardiola ‘happy’ 115 charges case begins on Monday

By Total Football News

Manager Pep Guardiola says he is glad the hearing into Manchester City’s 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules will begin on Monday.

City were charged and referred to an independent commission in February 2023 following a four-year investigation.

It is alleged City breached the Premier League’s financial rules between 2009 and 2018.

City strongly deny all charges and have said their case is supported by

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12 September 2024 Off

Man City hearing: Premier League 115 charges case set to begin

By Total Football News

In June this year, a Portuguese computer hacker in witness protection called Rui Pinto was reported to have told a conference that he was in possession of “millions of documents” that could be relevant to the City case.

Pinto was well known to the game’s authorities. The 34-year-old was the man behind the Football Leaks website which has exposed confidential football transfer and contract information.

Despite always claiming he was

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23 August 2024 Off

Man City 115 charges: Pep Guardiola ‘happy’ hearing will begin soon

By Total Football News

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is “happy” that a hearing into the 115 charges facing the club will begin soon.

An independent disciplinary commission is set to hear the case against City over alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules, some of which date back to 2009.

BBC Sport understands the hearing is set to start in September with the result possibly known early next year, as first reported by

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