Manchester City case heads toward appeal as dispute continues

Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has told fellow European football executives that the club’s dispute with the Premier League will take much longer to conclude, as the case moves toward an appeal and a separate sanctions process remains unresolved. Soriano made the remarks at a meeting of the European Football Clubs board in Copenhagen on Monday, September 28, according to accounts from people at the meeting. He said City disagreed with the reported ruling, remained confident of winning and would continue fighting. He also referred to the eight years since the league’s investigation began and said the process would require “a lot more time.” Reports say City was found guilty of most of the 115 charges brought by the Premier League. The ruling is confidential, and the detailed findings on individual charges have not been made public in the supplied accounts. City has not accepted the reported result and says significant parts of the process remain incomplete. The precise next steps and any eventual outcome have not been established. The charges, brought in February 2023, concern alleged breaches of the league’s financial rules over several seasons.