Scandal! Man City issue official statement over the charges
Manchester City's legal battle is entering a new phase.
Details: Manchester City have issued an official reaction after the Premier League Commission published its opinion in the long-running financial rules case. The club rejected the accusations, declared itself innocent and confirmed that it will pursue the appeal routes available to it.
The English club made it clear that it considers the Commission's opinion to contain serious errors of law, principle and fact. Manchester City published the following statement in full:
“Manchester City FC is both disappointed and surprised by the opinion of the Premier League Commission, that has been published today. The Club is innocent of the accusations made by the Premier League and a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence exists in support of all of its positions, relating to this case. The Club will therefore be relentless, and where necessary proactive, in any and all appropriate regulatory and legal forums. The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements uncompleted. Manchester City FC will now pursue the appeal avenues open to it, on the basis that the opinion contains clear material errors, of law, principle and fact, and is unsafe. The Club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis that the Premier League Board and Executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair-minded regulator, free from partisan influence. The Club is obviously restricted in what it can say further until all future proceedings are complete”.
It is worth noting that Manchester City themselves stress that the Premier League process remains ongoing and that significant elements are still uncompleted. The club has confirmed that it intends to use the appeal avenues available to challenge the Commission's opinion.
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