From Marseille 1993 to Juventus 2006, title removals that frame Manchester City’s potential punishment | OneFootball

Manchester City have been found guilty of Premier League financial and regulatory breaches and could be stripped of titles, a sanction rarely seen outside major corruption scandals. Recent history offers striking precedents.

According to L'Équipe, City were ruled guilty of 114 of 115 alleged infractions from 2009 to 2018, covering inaccurate or incomplete financial reporting, certain payments and financial sustainability rules. The club can appeal, yet the loss of multiple titles is not excluded, notably 2011-12, 2013-14, 2017-18 and 2018-19.

In 1927, Torino were stripped of the 1926-27 Scudetto after allegations that official Guido Nani bribed Juventus defender Luigi Allemandi before the derby, which Juve lost 2-1. On 3 November the federation removed Torino’s title, Allemandi’s life ban was later lifted, and Bologna were not awarded it.

In May 1993, VA-OM broke days before Marseille’s European Cup final against AC Milan, as Valenciennes revealed an attempted bribe ahead of their 1-0 defeat. Jean-Jacques Eydelie and Jean-Pierre Bernès were accused, an envelope with 250,000 francs was found at Christophe Robert’s home, and in 1995 Bernès admitted an attempt on Bernard Tapie’s orders.

On 22 September 1993 the FFF stripped OM of the 1992-93 title, excluded the club from Europe and relegated it. The trophy was left vacant as PSG, the runners-up, refused to accept it.

Shanghai Shenhua’s 2003 crown was removed in 2013 after a match-fixing probe found 700,000 yuan in payments to refereeing officials before a match. The federation stripped the title and fined the club 1 million yuan, and Shanghai International did not inherit it.

In 2006, Calciopoli saw Juventus lose the 2004-05 and 2005-06 Scudetti and drop to Serie B after wiretaps implicated general manager Luciano Moggi in contacts with refereeing officials. After appeals, Fiorentina and Lazio stayed in Serie A with 19 and 11-point deductions, AC Milan lost 8 points, 2005 remained vacant and 2006 went to Inter.

Source: L'Équipe

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