Close-up view of the Eithad Stadium, Manchester. On the left is a blue flag with the Manchester City badge fluttering in the wind. The badge can also be seen on the side of the stadium above a sign that reads 'Eithad Stadium' in large blue letters. Image source, PA Media
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The Abu Dhabi United Group took over Manchester City in 2008

ByMat TrewernBBC North West
  • Published3 minutes ago

When Manchester City was found guilty in September of breaching Premier League financial rules, the damning and unprecedented verdict left the football world reeling.

An independent commission said the club had "systematically" broken rules between 2009 and 2018 by inflating sponsorship revenue to disguise secret funding of more than £830m into its football operations.