The hefty punishment Manchester City could face | OneFootball

Manchester City is currently going through one of the most delicate moments in its recent history. The club managed by Pep Guardiola is under investigation for alleged financial irregularities committed between 2009 and 2018, in a process involving more than a hundred charges that could lead to historic sanctions. The most extreme scenario involves a deduction of between 40 and 60 points, a punishment that would make it سقوط down the table and leave it fighting to avoid relegation.

The accusations point to alleged accounting inconsistencies, failure to disclose payments to players and coaches, and breaches of financial fair play rules. In addition, the club’s lack of cooperation during part of the investigation has also been questioned, which makes the situation even worse. This is not just a sporting sanction: the case puts the club’s institutional credibility at stake and shakes the entire Premier League.

According to specialist Kieran Maguire, a points deduction in that range would be proportional to the scale of the case. Although he ruled out immediate administrative relegation, since that depends on other bodies, he was clear about the impact: “A 40- to 60-point sanction would be the most logical given the seriousness”, he warned.

The parallel with what happened to Juventus in Italy seems inevitable. “There is a trust problem that could lead to a complete restructuring of the club”, Maguire analyzed, hinting that the consequences could go far beyond the sporting side.

Today, City sits second in the table with 61 points. But with seven matches left to play, a sanction of that magnitude would push it straight into the bottom zone, in an unexpected twist for one of the most dominant teams of the last decade.

Meanwhile, the club maintains its innocence and is already preparing its defense with a top-level legal team. Guardiola, for his part, was cautious but firm: “We will accept the ruling… everyone is innocent until proven otherwise”.

The ruling still has no confirmed date, but in England it is already being awaited as a decision that could mark a before and after in the recent history of European football.

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