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Unai Emery, manager of Aston Villa, suggests that Manchester City is not alone in violating financial regulations within the Premier League. After an independent commission found Manchester City guilty on 114 out of 115 charges related to a £830 million funding scheme from 2009 to 2018, Emery claims there are "many others" who have inflated their budgets in violation of Financial Fair Play rules. He comments that the issue is known and that several clubs, including his own Aston Villa, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, and Newcastle, have faced penalties for breaching UEFA financial regulations.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
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,
grounded in this article and the 85 other(s) covering the same event.
An independent commission found City guilty of 114 of the 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League, with the Manchester side accused of concoting a "disguised funding scheme" that spanned 2009 to 2018.
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that → find → 2018
It is believed that the scheme hid secret funding worth over £830million.
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scheme → believe → funding
City released a statement on Thursday confirming that they would be appealing the commission’s decision, as the process continues to drag out.
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process → release → decision
No punishment has been decided upon yet, while City deny any wrongdoing.
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City → decide → wrongdoing
They claim that the secret funding was paid by the Abu Dhabi state, rather than the Abu Dhabi United Group, the private investment company which owns the club.
uncertain
which → claim → club
City claim that the money in question came from the Abu Dhabi government, not owners Abu Dhabi United Group.
uncertain
money → claim → government
ADUG is a private investment company belonging to United Arab Emirates vice-president and deputy prime minister Sheikh Mansour.
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ADUG → belong → Mansour
Now, Aston Villa manager Emery believes that there are others in the English top flight that have also flouted financial regulations in a bid to obtain an unfair advantage.
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that → believe → advantage
"It's an issue that was already known,” the Spaniard told Diario de Sevilla.
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Spaniard → know → Sevilla
“Because we all have our restrictions, we have to sell players to comply with Financial Fair Play, we have to figure out how to draw up contracts with new people.
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we → have → people
"Financial Fair Play seeks a financial balance so that what you generate is spent and there isn't inflation.
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generate → seek → what
Yes, many other clubs have inflated their budgets, and now it's coming to light, and naturally there's a decline.
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it → inflate → light
"That's something that the courts and those responsible will have to decide.
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courts → have → that
I feel sorry because how that team played.
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team → feel → ?
With [Pep] Guardiola, there were times when they were unmatched."
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they → be → Guardiola
Emery’s Villa were fined by UEFA in June for what the European governing body called a “significant breach” of its squad cost rule for the 2025 financial year, while Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle were also handed fines for respective breaches of UEFA’s rules.
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Chelsea → fin → rules
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Financial Fair Play was put in place to keep tabs on clubs’ spending, and make sure that their outgoing cash was aligned with their incoming monies.
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cash → read → monies
What City are accused of is falsely inflating their sponsorship deals through “sham” contracts and agreements, which saw them charged by the Premier League back in February 2023.
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them → accuse → February
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