Khaldoon Al Mubarak branded Manchester City an "economic machine" after seeing the club post record revenues, while insisting the financial results showed the City Football Group continued to be focused on growth.
18.05.2024 - 10:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
With Manchester City gunning for a fourth successive Premier League title, and a place in history, it's little wonder that the issue of their dominance - and those 115 charges - has reared its ugly head again. News headlines and pundits are full of it.
At some stage this year, City’s Premier League financial case versus the Premier League will begin as English football - and football around the world - watches on. It promises to have gigantic interest.
The charges, which relate to the timeframe between 2009 and 2018, allege illicit financing and unco-operation. This is not the first time City have faced charges of this nature., as UEFA initially banned them from European competition for two years over a “serious breach” before the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned the verdict in 2020.
Pundit Jamie Carragher believes the situation is a 'PR disaster' for City as they head into Sunday's showdown against West Ham United. Pep Guardiola's men are on the verge of a historic title, but there remains a cloud over the club's success.
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"I would love to know how City’s owners, or those advising them, feel about the issue dragging on while the team prepares to win its fourth consecutive Premier League on the back of last year’s Treble," wrote Carragher. "They must appreciate it is a public relations disaster.
"Guardiola should be celebrated for his genius by neutrals as well as City fans. But whether he and his club likes it or not, City will never escape the shadow of those allegations until they are dealt with, the years of legal wrangling still
Khaldoon Al Mubarak branded Manchester City an "economic machine" after seeing the club post record revenues, while insisting the financial results showed the City Football Group continued to be focused on growth.
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