Former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata had a wry response to the news that Manchester City had been found guilty for more than 100 breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations. The serial second-place finisher broke off from lamenting about how he hadn’t won England’s top flight during his playing career with the mischievous question: “Or have I?”
It was widely reported on Friday that the interminable wait to discover the outcome of a tribunal which has been running for more than three years is almost over. City are thought to have been found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges leveled at them by the Premier League. This could lead to a wide array of punishments, including retrospective action concerning the seasons under consideration.
