The accusations of violation of financial rules imposed by the Premier League on Manchester City have caused a big shock in the domestic football of England.
Champion City is the reigning team in English domestic football. Since Abu Dhabi United Group took ownership in 2008, City have won the league six times.
How did the city get here?
What is the meaning of the accusation of violation of financial rules against him?
Will City be kicked out of the Premier League?
An excerpt of the material prepared by the BBC, including answers to the question: The Premier League issued a statement on Monday following an investigation that lasted more than four years.
In which, since 2009, the City has been accused of violating financial regulations, more than 100 times.
Kieran Magyar, an expert in football financial matters, said on BBC Radio Five Live, “First of all, there are two bases of financial aspects.”
The first allegation is that City artificially increased the club’s finances. But the club has claimed that it earns from advertising and sponsorship.
But the Premier League said that City’s income came from Manchester City’s owner.
The money given by the owner of the club does not add up to Financial Fair Play (FFP), that is, it cannot be said that there is financial fairness.
But if the money comes from sponsorship and advertising, it can be added to FFP.
Another allegation is that the owner of City runs the club with money from other companies.
There is also an allegation that the manager of the owner’s other company saved money by also giving the responsibility of the city.
How did the Manchester city get involved in this dispute?
In November 2018, German magazine Der Spiegel published documents against City. from which secret source he had obtained it.
According to those documents, City had cheated UEFA by increasing the sponsorship price.
To fulfill FFP rules, they showed more than the actual sponsorship amount.
After this incident was made public, the European Football Federation UEFA investigated.
In the 2-year investigation, it was found that the City seriously violated the FFP rules from 2012 to 2016.
UEFA banned City from playing in European competitions for 2 years. Against the ban imposed by UEFA, City went to the Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
CAS ruled in favor of City and lifted the ban. At the same time that UEFA started the investigation, the Premier League also conducted an investigation.
The city had been claiming that it had been falsely accused.
Why now ?
City has raised questions on the Premier League as to why and how they have brought out the matter of the violation of financial rules now.
According to City, the Premier League has not given any warning or information to the club in this regard.
The British government is preparing to issue a white paper on football governance.
It is estimated that the Premier League may have brought up the issue of violation of financial rules before the release of the white paper to show the government that they are capable of dealing with the issues of good governance themselves instead of the proposed independent regulator.
Magaer, a football financial expert, says, “This is very beneficial for the league. Now, lobbying and politics have entered football as well.
It may be a coincidence to some extent, but it is related.
He alleges that the dark side of politics is dominating football and that he is using football as a means for political interests.
Dan Roan, the BBC’s sports editor, questioned why City would have doubted the time, saying, “Time is like that, but the number of accusations can also show why it took the Premier League so long to get this far?”
Although many may suggest this, it is connected with the football white paper, but it is a bit late.
The truth is that it took the Premier League four years to figure this out. External factors are also strengthening this matter.
Roan says, “In addition, if the Premier League is doing this to send a message to the government that it can regulate itself, then it may have started with some preliminary preparations.”
How important is this?
“This is the biggest scandal in the history of the Premier League,” said Roan, the editor of the BBC. No club has ever faced such accusations.
If the accusations against City are proven, it could be a big threat to the English football power that has emerged. City could lose manager Pep Guardiola.
Because he had already announced that he would resign if the club broke any rules. This matter can be prolonged for months.
This thing can cast a shadow on the image of the Premier League itself’, Magair said, ‘if Manchester City is guilty, other clubs can also be charged and investigated.’
He says, ‘Some clubs are lobbying against City.
Will the Premier League fall into a bad cycle?
Every club here is pointing fingers at each other.
What does the Manchester city say?
City has said that the allegations made against him surprised him. City claims that they have given all kinds of accounts to the Premier League.
“The club welcomes an impartial investigation by an independent body,” the club said in a press release, adding, “We want this matter to be settled once and for all.”
The city maintains that it is innocent. During UEFA’s investigation, City is suspected to have given the Premier League documents containing expired issues and allegations.
What is the future of the Manchester ःcity?
The Premier League has sent an independent commission to investigate the incident further. Every process and investigation will be confidential.
Every aspect of it will be looked into by the committee headed by Murray Rosen, chairman of the commission.
Sports law expert Verishter S. Cukier said, ‘After the work and process of the committee, the decision will go to the appeal body, which is considered a separate body of Premier League.’
“This process will end with the decision taken by the body”, Kukier said. This will not be seen in the Court of Arbitration for Sports (SAIS).
It will proceed at the European level. This is a Premier League issue and it will be resolved at the domestic level.
If found guilty, what will be the punishment for the city?
If found guilty of violating the rules, the commission can fine City a hefty sum and expel them from the Premier League. “Possible fees can be any amount”, Magair said, “It can be anything.”
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