The football club Manchester City broke many rules. A team checked the club. The check took many years. It covers the time from 2009 to 2018.
The club gave wrong data about money. The club showed more income than before. It is about more than 900 million pounds. That is about 1 billion euro. The club used fake papers for this.
The top league confirmed the judgment on Tuesday. The boss of the league is Richard Masters. He calls it the biggest case in history. The club did not help with the check.
Manchester City says: We are innocent. The club feels sad about the judgment. The club wants a check by a court. The club has time until Friday.
The exact penalty is not clear yet. There is a new talk soon. Possible penalties are high money sums. A loss of points is also possible. In the worst case, the club must leave the league.
Other clubs are angry. They want money back. Some clubs want that City loses titles. In that time, the club won 3 titles. Owners from Abu Dhabi own City.
