An increasing number of English football executives are pushing for the Premier League to investigate Manchester City for the seasons since 2018 or bring further charges, although it is a subject causing significant debate and viewed as a potential “dilemma” for the game. The Abu Dhabi-owned club were last month found guilty of 114 charges of breaches of financial rules in a case already seen as one of the most controversial in football history, although they are currently in the process of appeal. Amid a temporary lull in the story as the game waits for both the sanctions and the outcome of that appeal, many directors have been pointing to key details of the independent commission’s final verdict. Since the document laid out how City’s sponsorship deals were inflated by disguised owner investment, with accompanying graphs, an obvious question being asked is whether that just stopped in 2018, despite commercial income accounted as staying at the same level. As one source asked, “what changed overnight?” In its decision, the Independent Commission found that Manchester City and its Abu Dhabi-based sponsors were ‘Related Parties’. If the relationships did not change, then that would form the basis for more charges in subsequent seasons given the club did not report this or have the Fair Market Values of the sponsorships assessed.   submitted by   /u/ChiefLeef22 [link]   [comments]