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It has been a long wait, but the independent hearing into Manchester City 's alleged 115 breaches of Premier League financial regulations will finally begin on Monday. In what British media are describing as the 'sports trial of the century' a three-person commission will sift through reams of evidence for an estimated 10 weeks with a verdict expected some time before the end of the current season. City, who have won the English title a record four times in succession, were referred to an independent commission in February 2023, with the various charges dating from 2009 to 2018.
They have always denied any wrongdoing. Should City be found guilty of some or all of the charges they could face penalties or huge fines, points deductions or even demotion from the Premier League. Artificial Intelligence(AI) Java Programming with ChatGPT: Learn using Generative AI By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Basics of Generative AI : Unveiling Tomorrow's Innovations By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Generative AI for Dynamic Java Web Applications with ChatGPT By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Mastering C++ Fundamentals with Generative AI: A Hands-On By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Master in Python Language Quickly Using the ChatGPT Open AI By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Office Productivity Zero to Hero in Microsoft Excel: Complete Excel guide 2024 By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Astrology Vastu Shastra Course By - Sachenkumar Rai, Vastu Shashtri View Program Data Science SQL for Data Science along with Data Analytics and Data Visualization By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Web Development A Comprehensive ASP.
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Manager Pep Guardiola , the mastermind of the team since 2016, welcomes the start of the trial, saying before the weekend that City are innocent until proven guilty. "It starts soon and then (hopefully) finishes soon. An independent panel will decide and I am looking forward to the decision," Guardiola told reporters.
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(Striker) Erling (Haaland) is not a lawyer. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty." The charges City face include failing to provide accurate financial information, failing to provide full disclosure about player and manager remuneration; breaches of Premier League and UEFA financial fair play regulations and a failure to cooperate with Premier League investigations.
It is not the first time City have found themselves in the dock over alleged financial infringements. In 2020 they were banned from the Champions League for two years by UEFA for overstating sponsorship revenue between 2012 and 2016, but they successfully appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. City said at the time of the referral to the Premier League's independent commission that they were surprised by the league's "issuing of these alleged breaches.
" With the hearing, which will be conducted privately, starting and likely to continue for many weeks, it will inevitably put a cloud over the Premier League season as City go for a fifth title in succession. Whatever the verdict, either side could appeal, threatening to drag the process into early summer in 2025. Everton and Nottingham Forest had points deducted last season for breaching the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability rules although Leicester City avoided a similar fate after winning an appeal against the Premier League.
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