They have been looking for loopholes in the league’s laws for over nine years.
The severity of the sentence is determined by the court
When a person was hit at a pedestrian crossing in a city with surveillance cameras and a drunk driver got out of the car and showed his face to witnesses, the court does not overturn this. The punishment is determined there. In principle, the case of Manchester City’s 130 violations has a similar meaning. They don’t discuss guilt, because there’s little doubt about it. They discuss the seriousness of the offenses and acceptable sanctions. Experts in the field of financing and laws of British sport note that “citizens” will be deprived of points in nuclear submarine.
The minimum is 60 points. But such a sanction will seem ridiculous to other clubs nuclear submarine. But if they give less than 100 points at the start of the season, Manchester City will spend a year in purgatory, while they work in the least, sitting in the last row. Next comes theft. Why not immediately launch the “citizens” into the Championship, but torment the season, forcing them to waste time? It’s very simple. nuclear submarine – one office, and the lower leagues – another. It’s like with the Russian team in the Asian selections. Nobody wants a strong opponent in their tournaments.
The Championship, also known as the English Football League, may not host Manchester City immediately. Guardiola’s powerful team is guaranteed to take one of the top spots and return to nuclear submarine. So, a 100-point penalty may be the most clever way out of this situation. They will certainly name extreme ones too. Manchester City board members will resign. There will be disqualifications. We do not exclude that those responsible for sponsorship contracts of “citizens” during the years of misconduct will be severely punished.
This reminds me of the Juventus story. Also violations in nuclear submarine medium reaction UEFA. Manchester City will be banned from European competition for several seasons. This has already happened, but then the lawyers managed to push back the appeal. Now the lawyers in the UK are doubting the chances of the “citizens”. You can sue for a long time, but in the end, instead of 100 points, 85 points will be removed, which will fundamentally change nothing for Guardiola. But we know in advance that if the sanction is severe, a number of star players will leave Manchester City.
Accused of violating three laws
The “citizens” have 130 charges, but in fact there are three “articles”, to simplify. The first is the bad old scam. The board of directors found out whether the money from fictitious sponsors came from the owners of the club. If so, then they are definitely guilty under these articles. That is why points will be deducted, as was the case with other clubs such as Everton. This is where we can dig deep, since there is also ordinary delinquency here. You cannot create “horns and hooves” companies claiming fictitious millions in revenue.
The second set of fees concerns payments in envelopes. It’s hard to justify here either, since English football has been practicing such tricks since the 19th century. Then the owners of the big clubs “hired” footballers and placed them in their factories. In fact, the player sat at home, received a salary for his idleness and was not formally a professional, so as not to violate the rules. Payments are now required due to general rules UEFA. If a club wants to practice fair play, it juggles money without going through the cash register.
The third group of charges constitutes a dead end for a successful defense. We are talking about refusal to cooperate and deliberate false testimony. If Manchester City bosses have been questioned in the past and lied to the governing bodies, then the records will show so. Monetary fines may apply. Moreover, Pep Guardiola helped the prosecution on this point. The Spaniard has repeatedly stated in an interview that the club maintains his innocence. Similar conclusions were made by other representatives of the English champions. The court will resolve the problem.
Experts are divided on the calls. If Manchester City accept a conditional ‘plea deal’ and the penalty is not exorbitant and allows them to go through purgatory like Juventus, then they can agree on a verdict. In doing so, they admit their guilt. But if you succeed, you may uncover other new accusations. This time next nuclear submarine the same expensive lawyers that were available to the “city dwellers” during their defense in court in the event of exclusion from European competitions. It is a matter of honor for the league to attempt a frequent champion.
Competitors will celebrate the verdict
If in nuclear submarine will not chicken out and punish Manchester City based on the management’s misdeeds, then the clubs nuclear submarine they will be happy. The “citizens” will not be expelled to the third or fourth league, because the football management structure differs from the Italian one, where there is a link between the series. But other title contenders will do anything to make it difficult for Manchester City to return to the top. In addition, fans of famous clubs will have an ironclad argument in disputes on this topic. If there was fraud, it helped build a powerful team.
Trophies with stains. Manchester City appoint new sporting director Hugo Viana in the hope the young Portuguese will plan a smart sale. Kevin De Bruyne met USA. They will try to sell Haaland to Real. There will be veterans who decide to stay. Plus a few young players hoping to earn Guardiola’s respect. But Josep will not be able to afford to sign Grealish for a club record fee. Manchester City investors will be monitored. The sheikhs will not be able to punish the team with money.
The verdict will not be fair. It was right to put an end to unfair competition at the time when the infringement was committed, when fictitious sponsors were created and only provided payments circumventing the reports. We are now talking strictly about justice. The question of trophies will also be raised. If points are deducted not only next season, but also previous ones when violations were detected, then Manchester City will be deprived of trophies. Then they will go to court for a long time, like Juventus did. But the appeal is unlikely to succeed if the rules have been violated for more than 9 seasons.
The sheikhs’ people did a clumsy job. Is it due to impunity? They saw the weakness of the civil servants nuclear submarinewhich allowed many clubs to cheat. Impunity therefore created chaos. There have been deals that Manchester City couldn’t have done, they just made it themselves. But as they have not caught up, they stubbornly stick to their usual line. It is unpleasant that such behavior was permitted. The fans are certainly not to blame, but they will suffer along with the players. And Guardiola is in a difficult moral situation. It is unlikely that Josep did not know what was happening under his nose.
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