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Pep Guardiola Backs Man City Amid Financial Guilty Verdicts
BBC Sport · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on BBC Sport
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Former manager Pep Guardiola has expressed his unwavering support for Manchester City's owners and leadership after the club was found guilty of numerous Premier League financial rule breaches.
- An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of all charges related to financial rule breaches between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.
- Former manager Pep Guardiola posted on social media that he is fully behind the club, its owners, management, players, staff, and supporters.
- The club was found to have arranged sham contracts with commercial partners to disguise secret funding exceeding £830m.
- City was also found guilty of failing to cooperate with the investigation on all but one count.
- Manchester City continues to deny wrongdoing and has until October 2 to submit an appeal.
- Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak stated the club remains confident of proving its innocence, while chief executive Ferran Soriano claimed irrefutable evidence was ignored.
- Former City defender Micah Richards expressed deep devastation and sadness over the damning reports and the uncertainty facing supporters.
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