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Alex Young

Man City claim innocence and confirm plan to appeal 'unsafe' guilty verdict

Manchester City have confirmed they will appeal after being found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules.

The independent commission found that Man City arranged ‘sham’ commercial deals with a number of its sponsors between 2009 and 2018, which were part of a disguised funding scheme, whereby those companies were only required to pay a portion of the relevant sponsorship fees.

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