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Etihad’s statements on funding appear to contradict Manchester City’s defence (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

My brother has been following this whole thing very closely. He just sent me a very long detailed text explaining what has been going on between the Premier League and MCFC.

One thing that I believe is important to keep in mind is that this is the Premier League that is saying MCFC is guilty and NOT a court of law.

This entire thing could take years to sort out.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Yep, this is a private organization saying a member of their organization broke the organization's rules. There is no criminal investigation here and not even a civil suit involving the courts (yet). The only reasons this is such big news are the ludicrous amounts of money involved and because a nation is now applying strong political pressure on another nation because of a soccer team.

    The other side of the coin is going to be the counter-suits against MCFC by teams who got relegated or didn't make Champions League/Europa League/European Conferences League. Or even suits against MCFC from players on other teams who missed out on contract bonuses because they couldn't score against a cheating team (for instance).

    This whole thing is a mess that could've been prevented by saying, "you know what, maybe we in England shouldn't allow a nation to own one of the teams in our league."

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