The Japan Times·Japan·Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 02:40 AM

Premier League confirms Man City guilty of serious financial breaches

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Kieran Canning

The Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, is pictured before the Champions League match between Manchester City and Napoli in September 2025. | Action Images / via Reuters

Sep 30, 2026

Manchester, England – Manchester City faces severe sanctions after being found guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period.

Abu Dhabi-backed City was found to have arranged “sham” contracts with a number of commercial partners to artificially inflate the club’s revenues and reduce costs by more than £900 million ($1.2 billion) between 2009 and 2018.

In doing so it concealed the true state of its finances and avoided breaches of Premier League and UEFA spending limits as a result.

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