:INFO 114 of 115 Guilty. The Sanctions Are Still Coming. On September 25, 2026, an independent three-judge commission found Manchester City guilty on 114 of the 115 charges the Premier League brought against them for breaching financial regulations across nine seasons. The Athletic's David Ornstein broke the news: "EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges. Club expected to appeal. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing." No punishment has been set. A further hearing will decide that. An appeal by City, near-certain, will follow after that. English football's biggest regulatory case in a generation has delivered its verdict. The consequences have not yet arrived. :LINK https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/ The Athletic: David Ornstein's report on the Man City verdict :INFO What the 115 Charges Were About The Premier League charged City in February 2023 after a four-year investigation sparked by leaked documents published by Der Spiegel in 2018. Those documents showed emails describing how the club disguised direct investment from Sheikh Mansour's Abu Dhabi United Group as sponsorship income from state-controlled airline Etihad and telecoms firm Etisalat. The purpose: to meet Financial Fair Play rules that UEFA introduced in 2011. Of the 115 charges, 80 covered financial regulation breaches across nine seasons (2009-10 to 2017-18), including undisclosed payments to players, coaches, and former manager Roberto Mancini via an Abu Dhabi club. The remaining 35 charges were for failing to cooperate with the Premier League's investigation. The hearing ran from September to December 2024. The verdict took nine more months. :LINK https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/25/timeline-man-citys-premier-league-financial-charges-to-reported-verdict Al Jazeera: Timeline of Man City's charges from 2023 to verdict :STATS [icon:CLOCK] Charges brought by the Premier League | February 2023 [icon:CHART] Total charges (found guilty on) | 114 of 115 [icon:CLOCK] Seasons covered by financial breaches | 9 (2009-10 to 2017-18) [icon:CLOCK] Hearing ran | September to December 2024 [icon:CLOCK] Verdict date | September 25, 2026 [icon:STAR] Premier League titles won during charged period | 3 of City's 8 total :INFO Everton Got 10 Points for One Charge. City Got 114. The Everton precedent is the only reference point English football has, and it makes City's exposure almost impossible to calibrate. Everton were docked 10 points in November 2023, later cut to 6 on appeal, for breaching Profitability and Sustainability Rules by 19.5 million pounds in a single season. Nottingham Forest received 4 points for a smaller overrun in the same cycle. City's charges span nine seasons and include concealment, misrepresentation, and non-cooperation. Kieran Maguire told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Any punishment for City would need to act as a deterrent. We are talking somewhere in the region of 60 to 100 points, which would effectively guarantee relegation." An unnamed Premier League executive told The Athletic the deduction could be "substantial, in the region of 70 to 80 points." Everton cooperated throughout. City is accused of doing the opposite for years. :QUOTE [quotetype:plain, subtitle:Kieran Maguire (BBC Radio 5 Live)] The Premier League primarily pushed for a 12-point deduction for Everton for one charge in one season. If City are found guilty of over 100 charges spanning nine years, the maths is uncomfortable. :INFO Pep Left. Enzo Inherits the Mess. Pep Guardiola managed Manchester City for a decade, winning eight Premier League titles, two FA Cups, and the 2023 Champions League. He left at the end of last season, citing exhaustion. Throughout the case he defended the club consistently, saying in 2023: "I trust them. I spoke with them and I trust how they behaved." In 2024 he said he would stay even if City were relegated. He was not there to see the verdict. Enzo Maresca, Guardiola's former assistant, took charge on a three-year deal this summer. Through five league matches City are top of the Premier League with a perfect record. They spent a British-record-equalling 125 million pounds on Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea in September. None of that investment is safe until a sanctions panel rules and any appeal is exhausted. :INFO The Appeal, and What Actually Changes City will appeal. The club's statement said only that "significant elements of the process remain ongoing and subject to strict confidentiality." An appeal panel will be convened, taking further months. No points deduction, fine, transfer ban, or relegation is in effect until the sanctions hearing concludes and any appeal is resolved. City already has a template. In 2020, UEFA banned them from European competition for two years. City appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CAS overturned the ban in full, substituting a fine. The Premier League is a different jurisdiction, but the playbook is the same: challenge every finding and exhaust every avenue. What the verdict does change immediately is political. For the clubs that argued City's spending distorted the competition, the guilty finding is the vindication they waited three years for. Whether they receive material remedy depends on what survives an appeal.