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SHAM CITY! Reacting to the Premier League's DAMNING Man City Statement w/ Harry Symeou

30 Sep 2026 · 1 h 03 min

Manchester City have been found guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules — so what should happen to them now? Harry Symeou from the Chronicles of a Gooner joins the show to break down the Premier League's extraordinary statement and the findings of the independent commission, including the numbers behind City's "sham" sponsorship arrangements and the scale of the financial advantage the Commission says they obtained. There's also discussion of whether expulsion from the Premier League now has to be seriously considered, whether City should even be allowed to continue competing while sanctions and an appeal remain outstanding, and what their spending since the period covered by the charges tells us — if anything. Attention also turns to reports that City learned of the Commission's findings in July, the reaction from City supporters, Ferran Soriano's response and Manchester City's continued insistence that they are innocent and will ultimately be vindicated. Plus: were football's financial rules fundamentally unfair in the first place, how differently could José Mourinho's career have been viewed without City's rise, and just how severe could the consequences now become? City say the Commission's decision contains material errors of law, principle and fact and have confirmed their intention to appeal. But they find themselves in a mess that could drag on for years and have the most serious consequences we've ever seen.

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