The long-awaited news that Manchester City had been found guilty by an independent commission of every charge relating to “artificially inflating the club’s revenues” for a nine-year period broke at an interesting time in the soccer calendar.
The Premier League’s punchy statement was released right in the midst of a three-week international break. A lack of club action allowed for heightened focus on the fallout from a decision which Manchester City are vehemently appealing, but also prevented so many of the main characters directly affected by this decision from commenting.
