There are reports that an independent tribunal has reached decisions in Manchester City's 115 charges case. The reports claim that most of the charges were found to have been proven. Sky Sports News understands that the process is moving to the appeal stage. The Premier League is not commenting as this is a private and confidential process. A Manchester City spokesperson said: "The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and subject to strict confidentiality."
Manchester City have been charged with breaking Financial Fair Play rules over a nine-year period, which started in 2009 and went on until 2018. They have also been charged with failing to co-operate with Premier League investigations into their finances. When the Premier League charged City in 2023, its press release detailed alleged rules breaches that added up to 115 in number, but it is believed that the actual number is 130.
The alleged rule breaches first came to light in a series of articles published by *Der Spiegel* in Germany in 2018. They were based on emails obtained by convicted Portuguese hacker Rui Pinto, which also appeared on the Football Leaks website. In February 2020 City were found guilty of breaking UEFA's FFP rules and given a two-year European ban and €30m fine - but the ban was lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) five months later and the fine reduced to €10m.
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