# Inside the Man City cheating scandal

An episode of [The Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1501716010), 2 Oct 2026, 33 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6abe90760e2e02bcec1908d1/media.mp3

In one of the biggest scandals in English football history, Manchester City football club was found guilty this week on all charges of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. So how did we get here? What will happen to Man City, and what does the scandal mean for the future of English football? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest: Martyn Ziegler, chief sports reporter, The Times and The Sunday Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Producers: Micaela Arneson, Harry Stott. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Manchester City verdict: what happens next? Further listening: The man who revealed Infantino’s world cup disaster Clips: BBC, Sky, talkSPORT, ITV, @LouietheReporter via YouTube, ITN. Photo: Getty Images. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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