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The intricate web Man City spun to con the Premier League

I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW THIS BECAUSE OVER EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY MILLION POUNDS HIDDEN IN SPONSORSHIPS IS PURE MADNESS AND AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION JUST FOUND MANCHESTER CITY GUILTY OF MASSIVE FINANCIAL BREACHES WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE THEIR OWNERS AT ABU DHABI UNITED GROUP ALLEGEDLY RAN A DISGUISED FUNDING SCHEME DATING BACK TO 2009 TO ARTIFICIALLY PUMP UP SPONSORSHIPS AND HIDE NINETY MILLION IN EXPENSES JUST TO BUY PLAYERS AND AVOID RECORD LOSSES AND THE RULING USES WORDS LIKE CHEAT AND DECEIVE EIGHT TIMES AND THE THING IS CITY COMPLETELY DENIES IT AND SAYS THE PREMIER LEAGUE MISUNDERSTOOD THE CONTRACTS BUT THE DOCUMENT SAYS THEY WERE LITERALLY PLUGGING SHORTFALLS RIGHT BEFORE DEADLINES. OK I AM GETTING ANOTHER ROUND, THINK ABOUT IT.

An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of serious financial breaches after ruling the club disguised over £830m in owner funding as sponsorship revenue.

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📰 Read the real story at BBC Sport The intricate web Man City spun to con the Premier League

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