- Manchester City have been found guilty by an independent commission of the majority of 115 Premier League financial rule breaches spanning a nine-season period from 2009 to 2018.
- A Premier League statement confirmed the club engaged in serious financial misconduct, including arranging disguised funding schemes through sham commercial deals with sponsors, alongside failing to co-operate with the investigation.
- While specific sanctions against the club are yet to be decided, the verdict follows a comprehensive four-year investigation into the alleged breaches.
- Manchester City continue to strongly maintain their innocence, claiming to possess a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence to defend their position.
- The club has been granted a deadline until Friday to lodge an official appeal against the independent commission's findings.
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