Manchester City's £830m Rule Breaking Cost Rivals £799m
· Sports · BBC Sport
Manchester City's financial breaches between 2009 and 2018 cost rival Premier League clubs an estimated £799.5m in missed prize money and Champions League earnings. BBC Sport crunched the numbers to assess the domestic impact of City's £830m in inflated sponsorship income and £90m in expenses. Since Sheikh Mansour bought the club in 2008 and injected Abu Dhabi funds through what an independent commission termed a disguised funding scheme, City transformed from a mid-table side into consistent top-four finishers. Thirty-five other clubs played in the English top flight during this period, and every one was left financially out of pocket. Manchester City continue to deny any wrongdoing and have appealed against all charges.
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