Premier League outlines Manchester City’s alleged breach of rules and ‘sham’ dealings

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The Premier League has found Manchester City guilty of all of the charges related to serious breaches of the league’s financial rules.

Sanctions related to the 115 charges have not been disclosed, though potential punishments against the club could include a points deduction, an unlimited fine, or even expulsion from the league entirely, according to the Premier League’s handbook .

Manchester City has consistently denied any wrongdoing and in a statement released Tuesday, said it would “pursue the appeal avenues” following the Premier League’s disclosure and is “innocent of the accusations.”

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Manchester City found guilty of majority of Premier League financial breaches charges, according to reports

Within the Premier League’s statement, it said the independent commission found the Manchester, England-based club “arranged ‘sham’ contracts (which misrepresented the true agreement between the parties) with a number of its commercial partners, as well as relying on ‘sham’ agreements with others, to artificially inflate the club’s revenues and reduce its costs.”

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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英超联赛认定曼城犯有所有与严重违反联赛财务规则相关的指控。

虽然与这 115 项指控相关的制裁措施尚未公布，但根据英超联赛手册，对该俱乐部的潜在处罚可能包括扣分、无限额罚款，甚至被完全逐出联赛。

曼城一直否认有任何不当行为，并在周二发表的一份声明中表示，在英超联赛披露此事后，他们将“寻求上诉途径”，并且“对这些指控是无辜的”。

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据报道，曼城被判犯有英超联赛大部分财务违规指控。

英超联赛在声明中表示，独立委员会发现这家位于英格兰曼彻斯特的俱乐部“与其一些商业伙伴签订了‘虚假’合同（歪曲了双方之间的真实协议），并依靠与其他伙伴签订的‘虚假’协议，人为地抬高俱乐部的收入并降低其成本”。

这是一则正在更新的新闻。