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Rival clubs feel relegating Manchester City to Championship would not be enough

The Guardian UK Wednesday 30 September 2026, 18:55 UTC By Matt Hughes 1 min read
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Premier League executives pushing for severe punishmentCity maintain they are ‘innocent of the accusations’The Premier League will face pressure from Manchester City’s rivals to push for a sanction that will result in a prolonged absence from the top flight after the club were found guilty of more than 100 charges of financial rule breaking. Executives at a number of Premier League clubs have told the Guardian that a points deduction that would relegate City to the Championship for a single...

  • Premier League executives pushing for severe punishment

  • City maintain they are ‘innocent of the accusations’

The Premier League will face pressure from Manchester City’s rivals to push for a sanction that will result in a prolonged absence from the top flight after the club were found guilty of more than 100 charges of financial rule breaking.

Executives at a number of Premier League clubs have told the Guardian that a points deduction that would relegate City to the Championship for a single season would be insufficient given the scale of what an independent commission described as the club’s “disguised funding scheme” and “sham commercial deals”, which enabled them to artificially inflate their income by £900m between 2009 and 2018.

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