FA could bring separate charges against Manchester City after Premier League case

The Football Association could take separate disciplinary action against Manchester City once the Premier League’s proceedings against the club have concluded, according to The Times.

An independent commission previously found that Manchester City breached Premier League financial regulations by artificially inflating sponsorship agreements with funding from the club’s owners over a nine-year period from 2009 to 2018. The arrangements involved approximately £900 million.

Manchester City denies any wrongdoing and lodged an appeal before Friday’s deadline. The Times reports that, if the penalties arising from the Premier League case are finalised, the FA is expected to consider bringing its own charges.

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The FA has not formally announced any new action while Manchester City’s appeal remains in progress. It said on Friday morning that it was assessing the commission’s findings and would wait for the ongoing proceedings to develop.

“The decision of the independent commission has significant implications for the integrity of football. We are carefully studying this decision and its potential impacts and will take appropriate action,” the FA said.

It added: “As proceedings between the Premier League and Manchester City Football Club are ongoing, we are not prepared to comment further at this stage. However, we will continue to monitor developments closely.”

What did the commission find?

The commission concluded that Manchester City overstated its revenues between 2009 and 2018, a period in which the club established itself as one of the dominant forces in English football.

During those nine years, Manchester City won three Premier League titles, three League Cups and the FA Cup in 2011.

According to the ruling, the club structured arrangements that channelled money from its Abu Dhabi owners into sponsorship agreements. The commission said this increased reported sponsorship income and enabled Manchester City to circumvent Premier League financial regulations.

It also found that the club had arranged “fictitious contracts” with certain commercial partners to “artificially increase club revenue and reduce costs”.

The commission further ruled that evidence given by some Manchester City witnesses was “false in several key aspects”. It said those individuals had provided testimony while knowing that its contents were untrue.

Manchester City disputes those conclusions. The Times has reported that one of the club’s grounds for appeal is its belief that the money supporting the main sponsorship agreements came from the Abu Dhabi government rather than Manchester City’s owners.

Under Premier League rules, state-owned entities, including Etihad Airways, are permitted to sponsor clubs commercially.

Previous Chelsea precedent

The FA has previously brought separate charges against a club after a Premier League investigation. Chelsea faced its own action following an inquiry into undisclosed payments to agents and intermediaries.

The Times says the FA is expected to wait for the Premier League case to be concluded before deciding whether to pursue a similar course with Manchester City.