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Man City Must Finish Appeal by 2027 Deadline

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

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Enzo Maresca says Manchester City will win its appeal over the financial-rule breaches.
An independent commission found City guilty of over 100 financial-rule breaches.
The panel said City inflated revenue by more than £900 million ($1.2 billion) from 2009-10 to 2017-18.
City must complete its appeal by Jan. 23, 2027 or face possible expulsion.
Maresca declared City’s trophies “absolutely not” tainted by the findings.

History

Historical Context

In 2014, UEFA sanctioned Paris Saint-Germain for violating the newly-enforced Financial Fair Play rules, imposing a €60 million fine. UEFA’s disciplinary panel cited PSG’s €500 million spending surge between 2012 and 2014, exceeding the €30 million allowable deficit threshold. Today, Manchester City faces a similar accusation, with Enzo Maresca asserting the club’s £900 million revenue inflation from 2009-10 to 2017-18 violates the same FFP framework. If the appeal fails, the Premier League and FIFA may enforce expulsion, echoing UEFA’s precedent that financial breaches can strip clubs of competition rights.

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Story summary

Enzo Maresca says Manchester City will win its appeal over the financial-rule breaches.
An independent commission found City guilty of over 100 financial-rule breaches.
The panel said City inflated revenue by more than £900 million ($1.2 billion) from 2009-10 to 2017-18.
City must complete its appeal by Jan. 23, 2027 or face possible expulsion.
Maresca declared City’s trophies “absolutely not” tainted by the findings.

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