Manchester City verdict exposes deeply flawed system within English football
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What happened
The Premier League’s landmark ruling has found Manchester City guilty of utilising sham contracts, submitting inaccurate financial accounts, and systematically failing to co-operate with the league’s multi-year inquiry. Crucially, the independent panel found some of the key defence witnesses to be so lacking in credibility that their testimonies were effectively dismissed as outright falsehoods.
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