In 2023 the Premier League brought 115 charges against Manchester City FC for alleged violations of financial regulations during 2009–18 as well as for failing to cooperate with investigators. The club denied the charges, which were heard by an independent commission in 2024. In September 2026 the commission found Manchester City FC guilty of 114 charges and concluded that the club’s owner, the Abu Dhabi United Group, had artificially inflated the club’s revenue and reduced its operational expenses by more than £900 million during the nine-season period through “sham” commercial contracts and disguised funding schemes intended to circumvent the Premier League’s rules on spending limits.
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