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An independent commission has found Manchester City guilty of the majority of 115 charges over breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009 and 2018. The ruling concludes the club used sham contracts to inflate revenues and reduce costs. Manchester City says it will appeal a decision it considers riddled with material errors.
varela·6 min read
Ferhat Gundogdu, the president of Turkey's refereeing body, has been arrested along with six other people as part of a police corruption investigation. Justice Minister Akin Gurlek confirmed searches of homes, workplaces and offices and pledged to keep fighting for clean football. The probe focuses on alleged interference in referee classifications, appointments, scoring and rule exams.
Natilla·4 min read
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has called for Manchester City to receive the most severe sanction available under Premier League regulations after reports that the club has been found guilty of most of the 115 charges it faces. Tebas believes the outcome should mark a turning point for football across Europe. He also wants the 2020 CAS ruling that overturned UEFA's ban on the club to be reviewed.
Matt
·6 min read
Bayern Munich has been handed a 45,000-euro fine by UEFA. The sanction relates to the first Champions League league phase match played on September 10 against Bodo Glimt. European football's governing body considered that the German club transmitted a message that was not suitable for a sporting event.
varela·5 min read
FIFA has accused UEFA of running a misinformation campaign against Gianni Infantino and attempting to influence the race for its presidency. In a filing in a Florida court, FIFA has urged a judge to reject a discovery request tied to a scrapped World Cup commercial rights plan. UEFA had asked for authorization to collect testimony and documents for a possible criminal complaint in Switzerland.
varela·5 min read
The United States head coach has reacted to reports that Manchester City were found guilty of 114 of the 115 Premier League financial charges covering the 2009-2018 period. The Argentine, who managed Tottenham during part of that era, believes the league's controls were severely damaged and that no sanction will make up for what happened.
Javi·5 min read
Gianni Infantino has replied by letter to the six confederations that asked FIFA to raise the distribution among its 211 member associations to 2.1 billion dollars. The FIFA president says any decision must be backed by transparent and auditable mechanisms, and announces that all proposals will go before the FIFA Council on October 15.
Matt·6 min read
FIFA could soon distribute more money from its reserves to the 211 member federations. Gianni Infantino has told the six confederations he supports the highest level of additional funding that can be responsibly delivered. The FIFA Council will discuss the proposal on 15 October after UEFA and Concacaf called for a payment of $10m to every member.
Natilla·4 min read
Portuguese hacker Rui Pinto, founder of Football Leaks and a key figure in the 115 charges against Manchester City, changed his identity and now lives under police protection. After spending 13 months in prison, he reached a cooperation deal with Portuguese authorities in exchange for information and passwords.
Matt·5 min read
Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano delivered a defiant message to rival clubs after an independent commission found the club guilty of 114 of the 115 charges brought by the Premier League. Speaking at a European Club Association board meeting in Copenhagen, Soriano insisted City will appeal and said the process still has a long way to run.
InfoBlaugrana·6 min read