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Manchester City Faces Up to £50m Bill for Premier League's Legal Costs After Guilty Ruling

Guardian Sport · 2026-09-30
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An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of artificially inflating revenues by £900m over nine years through "sham" contracts to comply with financial rules. The Premier League's legal costs are estimated at over £70m; with winners typically recovering around 70% of costs, City could owe the league close to £50m. Combined legal costs for both sides are expected to exceed £100m. The case, now eight years old, is still not fully concluded. City deny wrongdoing, calling the charges a "conspiracy theory."

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Source: Guardian Sport · via ahirlevel.hu