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Sergi Cardona is going home with twisted blood tonight. What an incredible performance from Rio Ngumoha.
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The punishment they receive should be significantly increased as the players are now even displaying a blatant lack of remorse.
It’s arrogant demeanour which is an aggravating factor - give them the maximum penalty plus more.
#Cheats
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Horrible horrible man
Job cuts will help Arsenal "evolve and improve", claims Arteta
Manager whose new pay deal is worth £20m a year has been told 60 redundancies are necessary so club can "keep investing" | ✍️ @garyjacob
thetimes.com/sport/football/…
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One other thing that would be immensely helpful is if you could get Pep to answer the Q: “Did you, like Mancini, have a secret second contract when you signed with City, paid off City’s books but arranged by City, with a UAE club?”
A simple yes or no would be great. Thanks x
Yes, that is what the commission found out
Not how they see it
Just curious about how the club see themselves, that was the point of the comparison
Interesting how trying to look for another angle brings so much vitriol. No possibility of discussion of any kind which means there is no way back for City in terms of reputation (which is an obvious thing to say)
It will not stop me trying to analyse things from different angles 😉
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Curiouser and curiouser
As @DamianHastie points out, in 2015 the US depts of Commerce, State + Transport launched an inquiry into whether Etihad were receiving govt subsidies
Etihad statement to commission was:
"The assertion that the Abu Dhabi government paid for Etihad's sponsorship of English Premier League football club Manchester City is … false. In 2011, Etihad and Manchester City entered into a 10-year sponsorship agreement, which included naming rights for Manchester City's stadium. Etihad funded this sponsorship from its own liquidity’
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The Prime Minister seems to be the only person in the country who has missed that wrongdoing by Manchester City has already been established.
NEW Downing Street issues fresh statement on Man City case in an attempt to clarify Andy Burnham's comments to @ChrisMasonBBC yesterday
A No 10 spokesperson said:
“As the Prime Minister made clear, the initial judgement is serious and there can’t be any suggestion that anyone is above the rules. He also stressed that it is an ongoing independent process. It is essential that it is allowed to run its course and the outcome respected.
“If wrongdoing is established, those responsible should face the appropriate consequences.“
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Manchester City cheated Premier League rules, the Commission found. Did it also cheat HMRC?
We've examined the decision and leaked Mancini documents. We think City likely failed to pay £12m in tax.
There should be a criminal investigation.
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Why am I seeing City fans raging at the PL for not calling Etihad? The PL didn’t need to call them as they had the paper trail as evidence for their case.
The real question is why City didn’t call Etihad in their defence. You’re mad at the wrong people, you simple bastards 😂
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Sounds to me there needs to be an urgent full @UKParliament investigation into the links between Abu Dhabi and @andyburnham financial or otherwise.
Poor - and biased - response from Andy Burnham on Manchester City being found guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules by an Independent Commission.
He says “I can’t intervene *more* in the process,” which requires an explanation in itself.
Then offers commentary on previous proceedings he felt was unfair, AND states he wouldn’t want to lose the club’s owners who have “been such a huge partner in the building of modern Manchester. Obviously, the building of Manchester City into the global force that it is.”
How was that force built?
And on the investment into the city itself, per a 2022 Guardian report: “Nine sites were sold to Sheikh Mansour at a fraction of their value, and well below what other plots nearby fetched. They were on leases lasting 999 years, well beyond the norm. And the fund shifted what had been public assets to companies registered in Jersey.
“That walk along the water from New Islington into Ancoats now passes blocks of privatised land owned in an offshore tax haven, which yields millions upon millions for a key member of the wealthy elite running a surveillance state halfway across the globe. One of the greatest cities in the world has sold itself to a senior figure in a brutal autocracy – and not even for a good price.”
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"But what about all the good things Hitler did"
This is exactly how sportswashing works and what it is. Distract, divert and distort by spending money to change others perception.
I’m sick and tired of Manchester City on my timeline and on the news. I don’t know much about football but I live in Manchester.
I understand Man City may have cheated but their Muslim owners have done many good things within the Manchester area, which benefited Britain.
•Built 1,500+ homes & created 3,000+ local jobs
•Funded 14 new community pitches across Manchester
•Partnered with the NHS to deliver youth mental health support
•Transformed toxic wasteland.
• Deploys full-time, specialised coaches to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
•Built three new local schools and runs City Inspires learning programs.
•Financially supports university scholarships and coaching apprenticeships.
And many more including 50 million invested in Manchester
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Ok mate. But did you, like Mancini, also have a second and secret illicit contract when with City? Thanks in advance for your prompt response.
I want every single @ManCity fan to know I am here; more than ever. I am, always have been, always will, be behind my club, my owner, my chairman, Ferran, the players, staff, Enzo and you, our unique supporters.
Let me be clear: we will get through this together.
I love you all 🩵
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Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano looked like he was going to cry when pressed by @RobHarris …
Guilty as sin. #PremierLeague #ManCity
