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Former Manchester City midfielder Rodri, now with Barcelona, expressed confidence in his former club’s innocence regarding financial misconduct after the Premier League found City guilty of breaching most of 115 rules. Despite this finding and an impending appeal, Rodri cited a previous acquittal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2020 as evidence of their trust in the justice system. He dismissed concerns about potential title revocation, emphasizing that the trophies won were earned through hard work and dedication.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Manchester City has been found guilty of nearly all 115 charges related to breaching Premier League financial regulations, according to reports by The Athletic. These charges span a period from 2009 to 2018 and include failure to provide accurate financial information, player payment details, and compliance with UEFA's financial fair play rules. Despite the reported decision, City maintains that its case is "ongoing" and has not confirmed any sanctions yet. The club plans to appeal for months if found guilty, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Potential punishments could include stripping titles from Man City, which would elevate Liverpool's 2013-14 title claim. Jurgen Klopp previously welcomed such an outcome but stressed that no decision on sanctions has been made yet. This saga began in 2018 when emails allegedly uncovered by a hacker suggested the club manipulated financial information to comply with regulations. UEFA and the Premier League subsequently launched investigations, leading to the recent verdict. The full implications of this ruling remain uncertain as the legal process continues.
Written for “Man City Premier League Charges Verdict” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 83 other(s) covering the same event.
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Former Manchester City midfielder Rodri believes the club are innocent of any financial wrongdoing and will continue to trust them unless they are proved otherwise.
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City have been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching by the Premier League, although they are set to appeal.
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Speaking at a news conference before Spain's Uefa Nations League match against England at Wembley the 30-year-old, who joined Barcelona in August, backed City's stance.
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"They always express the confidence that they never did something wrong and we believe in that," Rodri said.
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Until the moment they are proved wrong, we will believe the club.
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They always tell us the confidence they have on the innocence."
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City were cleared of separate financial fair play charges by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2020, having initially been given a two-year ban from European competitions by Uefa.
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Rodri cited the case as a reason for the confidence of the club's players.
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"We had the example of 2020 that the process was the same and at the end nothing happened," he explained.
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We have faced something similar, we had a similar judicial process.
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"There as well in the first instance we were found guilty, but we believed in the club and the innocence that the club maintained and in the end we ended up acquitted.
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"So, I believe in the justice system, and I believe in the innocence of the club."
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The club won eight trophies in the period covered by the Premier League case, including three league titles, three League Cups, one Community Shield and one FA Cup.
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Rodri dismissed talk of City being stripped of some of the titles they won as part of any punishment against the club.
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"What we did, they cannot take out of us," he added.
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"It's something that is not paid by money.
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It's paid with effort, with the damage, with, you know, being shoulder to shoulder every day.
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"I can tell you that everything was deserved, and I'm glad that I could live one of the best eras of English football in here.
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PM wants to 'study' report
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has urged people to "study" the independent commission's report in "some considerable detail before reaching any conclusions" on the charges facing Manchester City.
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"I would have to look at the report of the independent commission, and people shouldn't jump to those kinds of conclusions," Burnham told ITV Granada.
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"I know this has been a long process between the club and the Premier League.
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I think it has been quite a contested process.
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"So I don't think it's as simple as jumping to conclusions.
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I think we would all need to study the independent commission's report in some considerable detail before reaching any conclusions."
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