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How much did Man City's rule breaking cost your team?

The potential impact of Manchester City's rule breaking runs deep, including missed Champions League qualification, relegation and Premier League prize money. BBC Sport's Dale Johnson, Dan Roan, Laura Scott and Sami Mokbel assess Manchester City's position Imagine a…
One Place News   •   October 13, 2026   •   Updated October 13, 2026
How much did Man City's rule breaking cost your team?

The potential impact of Manchester City's rule breaking runs deep, including missed Champions League qualification, relegation and Premier League prize money. BBC Sport's Dale Johnson, Dan Roan, Laura Scott and Sami Mokbel assess Manchester City's position Imagine a world where Manchester City had not used "sham contracts" to build a team capable of winning three Premier League titles, one FA Cup and three EFL Cups. If City were the winners, then there had to be losers. Not just those teams who finished runners-up or lost cup finals. The potential impact runs much deeper and includes missed Champions League qualification, relegation and Premier League prize money. Thirty-five other teams played in the English top flight between 2009 and 2018.

And every one could in some way claim to have been left financially out of pocket. City, of course, continue to deny any wrongdoing and they have appealed. But as it stands they are guilty of all charges related to inflating their sponsorship income to the tune of £830m, plus another £90m in expenses. Strip that money out and it changes the whole complexion of the competition. BBC Sport has crunched the numbers to assess the potential financial impact on the top flight. When Sheikh Mansour bought Manchester City in 2008 they were far removed from the club you see today. Since

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