- Manchester City 's owners could be forced to sell the club if a guilty verdict regarding financial breaches is upheld, according to the head of the new Independent Football Regulator.
- An independent commission found the club guilty of using sham commercial arrangements worth over £900 million to inflate revenues or reduce costs across nine seasons.
- Manchester City have lodged an appeal against the commission's verdict after also being found to have frustrated the Premier League 's investigation.
- Independent Football Regulator chair David Kogan confirmed the watchdog has absolute power to force owner Sheikh Mansour to step away if the club is run improperly.
- Kogan pledged to resign if there is any political interference in a potential investigation amid concerns over diplomatic relations between the UK and the UAE.
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Manchester City owners could be forced to sell club if guilty verdict upheld, says regulator