Soccer-Haaland tells embattled Man City fans to 'stick together'足球——哈兰德呼吁处境艰难的曼城球迷“团结一致”
MANCHESTER, England, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Manchester City striker Erling Haaland urged the embattled club's supporters to stick together in his first public comments since City were found guilty of more than 100 charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial rules.
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MANCHESTER, England, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Manchester City striker Erling Haaland urged the embattled club's supporters to stick together in his first public comments since City were found guilty of more than 100 charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial rules.
City have appealed against the independent commission’s verdict, insisting the judgment contained "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact."
Asked what his message was to supporters ahead of what should be a combustible Premier League match at Liverpool on Sunday, Haaland called for unity and positivity amid the off-field turmoil.
"We have to stick together. We have to stay with each other, and we have to stay positive," the Norway striker told Sky Sports. "No matter what happens in life, we always have to have a smile.
"So we have to stay positive, look ahead, and try to win football games and try to enjoy the situation and win the game.
"We have to stick together; we have to spread the love to each other. So yeah: stick together, and enjoy the ride and smile."
The independent commission found that City arranged "sham" contracts with several commercial partners as part of what it described as a "disguised funding scheme" that artificially inflated the club's revenues and reduced its costs by more than 900 million pounds ($1.19 billion).
The charges spanned nearly a decade.
Haaland, whose father Alf-Inge also played for City, said his connection to the club and the UK in general extended beyond playing for Enzo Maresca's side.
"I care a lot about this place, and the UK generally, I care a lot about the fans because I'm a fan myself, and I feel with them as well," he said.
City take a three-point lead atop the table to Anfield on Sunday to face opponents with whom they developed a fierce rivalry during Pep Guardiola's battles with former Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp.
"It's always special to play against Liverpool," Haaland said. "Especially with Pep and Klopp. I remember sitting and watching the games (before signing with City), how much they pushed each other. It's always special games there.
"I won there, I drew there, I lost. So it's always special, and every Premier League game is different, and every game against Liverpool is always special."
($1 = 0.7571 pounds)
(Reporting by Lori EwingEditing by Toby Davis)
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英格兰曼彻斯特，10 月 8 日（路透社）——曼城前锋埃尔林·哈兰德在曼城被判犯有 100 多项与违反英超联赛财务规则有关的指控后首次公开表态，敦促这家陷入困境的俱乐部的球迷团结一致。
市政府已对独立委员会的裁决提出上诉，坚称该判决包含“明显的法律、原则和事实方面的实质性错误”。
当被问及在周日利物浦即将上演的英超联赛中，他想对球迷们说些什么时，哈兰德呼吁大家在场外动荡中保持团结和积极的态度。
“我们必须团结一致，互相扶持，保持积极乐观的心态，”这位挪威前锋告诉天空体育。“无论生活中发生什么，我们都要保持微笑。”
所以我们必须保持积极的心态，向前看，努力赢得足球比赛，享受比赛，争取胜利。
“我们必须团结一致；我们必须互相传递爱。所以，是的：团结起来，享受这段旅程，保持微笑。”
独立委员会发现，曼城与几家商业伙伴签订了“虚假”合同，作为其所谓的“伪装融资计划”的一部分，该计划人为地夸大了俱乐部的收入，并减少了其成本超过 9 亿英镑（11.9 亿美元）。
这些指控跨越了近十年。
哈兰德的父亲阿尔夫-英格也曾效力于曼城，他表示自己与这家俱乐部以及整个英国的联系远不止于为恩佐·马雷斯卡的球队效力。
“我非常关心这个地方，也非常关心整个英国，我非常关心球迷，因为我自己也是球迷，我能感同身受，”他说。
曼城带着三分的领先优势来到安菲尔德球场，迎战这支在瓜迪奥拉与前利物浦主帅克洛普的较量中与他们结下激烈竞争关系的对手。
“和利物浦比赛总是很特别，”哈兰德说。“尤其是和瓜迪奥拉和克洛普一起踢球。我记得（在加盟曼城之前）坐在电视机前看他们的比赛，他们彼此之间竞争非常激烈。在那里踢的比赛总是很特别。”
“我在那里赢过，平过，也输过。所以那里的比赛总是很特别，每一场英超联赛都不一样，每一场对阵利物浦的比赛都特别。”
（1美元=0.7571英镑）
（Lori Ewing报道，Toby Davis编辑）
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