{"id":518130,"date":"2026-09-25T11:23:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T15:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=518130"},"modified":"2026-09-25T11:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T15:23:51","slug":"manchester-city-found-guilty-of-breaking-financial-rules","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/manchester-city-found-guilty-of-breaking-financial-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City found guilty of breaking financial rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Man City have been found guilty of breaching most of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaking.<\/p>\n<p>The big news is that sanctions have not been decided, but the independent panel has ruled the Sky Blues guilty of all but 1 count. The EPL still hasn\u2019t commented on the news.<\/p>\n<p>The Etihad club also hasn\u2019t commented on the verdict yet.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City will appeal the decision, which will make the process longer before any sanctions are imposed on the team.<\/p>\n<p>The other EPL teams are believed to have been informed about the decision.<\/p>\n<p>The Sky Blues won 8 trophies during the period in which they were found to have breached the rules (2009-2018), including 3 EPL titles, 3 League Cups, one Community Shield, and the FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The 2010-11 FA Cup was the club\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> major trophy in 35 years, while the 2011-12 EPL silverware was the 1<sup>st<\/sup> of the 8 they have won.<\/p>\n<p>The verdict about the Sky Blues took longer than expected, as the league\u2019s chief executive admitted in August.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#MCFC<\/a> expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheAthleticFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@TheAthleticFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Muxqp4beK9\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/Muxqp4beK9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/2103480016915009611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">September 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man City have been found guilty of breaching most of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaking. 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