Tag: Premier

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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Golden Boy 2026: Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly among Premier League stars on 25-man shortlist for Europe’s best U21 player | Football News
6 October 2026 Off

Golden Boy 2026: Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly among Premier League stars on 25-man shortlist for Europe’s best U21 player | Football News

By Total Football News

Arsenal and England midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly has been included in the 25-man shortlist for this year’s Golden Boy award.

The 20-year-old is one of eight Premier League players in contention for the prize, presented by Italian publication Tuttosport, which is awarded to the best U21 men’s player in Europe.

Bournemouth and Brighton both have two players among the finalists, making up half of the Premier League contingent. Eli Junior Kroupi

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Man City charges: Treasury Committee writes to HMRC to ask about tax implications of Premier League investigation | Football News
1 October 2026 Off

Man City charges: Treasury Committee writes to HMRC to ask about tax implications of Premier League investigation | Football News

By Total Football News

The Treasury Committee has written to the chief executive of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to ask about the tax implications of the Premier League’s investigation into Manchester City.

HMRC could investigate whether City paid the right amount of tax and national insurance during the nine seasons they have been found guilty of financial rule breaches.

In the letter, Dame Meg Hillier MP asks JP Marks, permanent secretary of HMRC,

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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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Man City: Micah Richards ‘devastated’ after reading Premier League verdict on charges
30 September 2026 Off

Man City: Micah Richards ‘devastated’ after reading Premier League verdict on charges

By Total Football News

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards says he felt “absolutely devastated” after reading the Premier League’s “damning” guilty verdict on the club’s financial charges.

An independent commission found that City arranged “sham contracts” with a number of commercial partners as part of a scheme to disguise secret funding of more than £830m.

The league confirmed City have been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of financial rules between

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Manchester City charges: The intricate web spun to con the Premier League
30 September 2026 Off

Manchester City charges: The intricate web spun to con the Premier League

By Total Football News

In early 2010, Manchester City took the first steps to get the additional funding into the club.

City would enter into sponsorship agreements which were record amounts and were significantly above fair market value.

It is referred to as the ‘disguised funding scheme’.

This is how it worked, according to the ruling.

The sponsorship deals were split into two parts: a base fee, and a tagged sum.

The sponsors would

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Manchester City charges: Premier League confirms club guilty of all charges related to financial rule breaches
29 September 2026 Off

Manchester City charges: Premier League confirms club guilty of all charges related to financial rule breaches

By Total Football News

Richard Masters, chief executive of the Premier League, said: “The core decision establishes the facts of what happened at Manchester City during this period. It details how the club systematically broke Premier League Rules for nearly a decade.

“It also vindicates the Premier League’s decision to pursue this case against Manchester City. While the process to date has been both long and difficult, the League has remained determined that

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Manchester City charges: Roberto Mancini says Premier League rule breaches ‘not my concern’
28 September 2026 Off

Manchester City charges: Roberto Mancini says Premier League rule breaches ‘not my concern’

By Total Football News

German newspaper Der Spiegel had previously accused City of paying a “significant portion” of Mancini’s compensation “by way of a fictitious consultancy contract”.

It alleged that Mancini was paid more by City for his role as a consultant to Abu Dhabi club Al Jazira than he was getting from his role as City manager, excluding bonuses and incentives.

On Friday it emerged that an independent panel had found City guilty

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