FA to take appropriate measures after Manchester City found guilty of 114 financial breaches | OneFootball

The Football Association said in a statement that the independent commission ruling against Manchester City has significant implications for the integrity of the game, and that it is reviewing the decision and its implications before taking the necessary measures. It added there would be no further comment while the Premier League’s case continues, and that the situation will continue to be monitored.

The commission on Tuesday found City guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League financial regulations, for a total of £900 million. Local media reported that this week’s intervention by Prime Minister Andy Burnham reignited tensions with the league.

Government officials were unhappy at not being told the report would be published shortly after his Labour Party conference speech on Tuesday. Several clubs also bristled at his reaction, concerned by his links with City’s owners. The club has appealed the verdict.

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister, who served as Mayor of Greater Manchester from May 2017 to last June, described the prospect of the owners being forced to sell the club as very worrying. That prompted a clarification from 10 Downing Street that the initial judgment is serious and that no one is above the rules.

It was also stated that, if wrongdoing is proven, those responsible should face appropriate consequences, a stance that drew scrutiny given the independent commission’s 42-day hearing and 7,000 pages of testimony, eight years after the Premier League opened its investigation.

Source: L'Équipe

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