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Lucy Powell, deputy leader of Labour and a Manchester City season ticket holder, defended the club's trophies as "hard fought for" despite being found guilty of 114 rule breaches by the Premier League. She spoke at a Labour conference fringe event in Liverpool, stating that she does not feel the trophies are tainted and is proud of them. Powell also took aim at Manchester United, dismissing calls from former manager Jose Mourinho to be awarded City's titles as unjustified.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
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 almost all (114 out of 115) charges related to breaching Premier League financial regulations, according to reports by The Athletic. The charges stem from an investigation that began in February 2023 and cover a period from 2009 to 2018. City has yet to confirm the verdict but maintains its case is still ongoing.
The offenses include providing inaccurate financial information, failing to disclose player and manager payments accurately, breaching UEFA’s financial fair play rules, and non-cooperation with Premier League investigations. The club faces potential punishments ranging from significant points deductions to suspension from competitions.
City plans to appeal the decision, which could extend legal proceedings for several months. Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp has previously welcomed any ruling that would see his team awarded a title if City’s three titles (2012-13, 2014-15, and 2017-18) are stripped due to the breaches. However, no sanctions have been finalized yet. The saga began in November 2018 when German outlet Der Spiegel published emails suggesting City had covered up true sources of income to comply with financial regulations. UEFA and the Premier League launched investigations shortly after these revelations.
Written for “Man City Premier League Charges Verdict” on 2026-10-05,
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Labour's deputy leader today insisted Manchester City's trophies are not 'tainted' and backed the club to keep hold of their titles despite financial rule breaches.
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Lucy Powell, a City season ticket holder, said the club's trophy wins in recent years were 'hard fought for' and that she remained 'proud' of the glut of silverware.
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She addressed questions over City's recent success following last week's news that the club had been found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges laid by the Premier League in February 2023.
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The charges date back to the 2009-10 season, a year after a takeover of City by Abu Dhabi investors, since when the club has won multiple major trophies.
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City have always strenuously denied the charges and the club's chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, at the weekend said his 'confidence and intent in proving the club's innocence is just as strong as when this began'.
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But there have been calls for City to be stripped of the trophies they won during the period the charges relate to, if they lose an appeal against the rule breaches.
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Lucy Powell, a Manchester City season ticket holder, said the club's trophy wins in recent years were 'hard fought for' and that she remained 'proud' of the glut of silverware
Ex-City manager Pep Guardiola (right) and club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak are pictured celebrating a Premier League title win in 2018
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Asked on Monday whether she would be lobbying Prime Minister Andy Burnham for City to be allowed to keep those titles, Ms Powell replied: 'They were hard fought for trophies which I'm proud that we got.'
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Speaking at a Labour conference fringe event in Liverpool, hosted by Politico, the party's deputy leader added: 'I don't feel they are tainted at all.'
Ms Powell, who is also Education Secretary, went on to take a swipe at City's bitter rivals Manchester United in the wake of calls by ex-United manager Jose Mourinho for his former club to be awarded City's forfeited titles.
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'I think United were s*** in those years to be honest, as they still are now,' she added.
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'I don't think it was United they'd be going to.
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Although I know obviously all the United fans are absolutely gleeful this week but I think you're going to have to try a bit harder really.'
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Ms Powell's staunch defence of City's trophy wins contrasts with the response of both Mr Burnham and other Cabinet ministers.
The PM last week warned people should not 'jump to conclusions' on City, when asked whether they should be stripped of their Premier League titles.
He told ITV Granada Reports: 'I've only just been made aware of it – I think these are reports at this stage.
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But if they're confirmed, obviously I will want to look at the report of the independent commission.
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People shouldn't jump to those kind of conclusions (about City having their titles taken off them).
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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 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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Culture secretary Lisa Nandy told BBC Radio Five Live: 'We do have a way to go with this, it's very unsettling for football fans and I hope that it can be resolved as swiftly as possible.'
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