Thursday, September 19, 2024 - Manchester City reportedly face being ‘expelled from all football competitions’ if they are found guilty of breaking financial rules.
The hearing into Manchester City's 115 alleged breaches of
Premier League financial rules began on Monday with the club accused of
financial impropriety spanning nine years from 2009.
The League charged City with a failure to provide accurate
financial information and a failure to provide accurate details for player and
manager payments.
An investigation was sparked by German outlet Der Spiegel
publishing Football Leaks documents in 2018 and City stand accused of
funnelling money from the club's owners through sponsors in the United Arab
Emirates.
According to The Telegraph, Manchester City could be
kicked out of every tournament they compete in if they are found guilty of
breaking financial rules.
It has previously been reported that most Premier League
sides would not accept a one-off points deduction if City were found guilty,
with many demanding an eviction from the division.
Now a look into the rules of English football's two domestic
tournaments has shown that their future participation in these competitions
could be in doubt.
Clause 31 of the FA Cup rules states: 'Where a club has been
admitted to participate in the competition but is then removed from the league
in which it competes (or its league fixtures are suspended), the Professional
Game Board [PGB] may remove the club from the competition.'
The PGB consists of representatives from the Premier
League and English Football League.
EFL Cup rules similarly define participating clubs as 'each
member from time to time of the league and each member from time to time of the
Premier League'.
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