All Man City FFP Charges – Reasons And Possible Consequences

Football experts and independent reporters have assumed that City might be relegated all the way to the National League as well as stripped of all trophies due to violations of FFP rules. Can it happen, though? Let’s briefly discuss all Man City FFP charges. 

Even since Everton were charged with breach of Financial Fair Play and were deducted 10 points off of their EPL tally, Manchester City and Chelsea have been the main focal point. While Everton had one single breach of overspending 20 million pounds, all Man City FFP charges exceeded one hundred between 2009-2018. If one breach was enough to deduct 10 points, imagining what can cause 115 of those is food for all sorts of imagination. 

Why is Man City suspected of regular FFP violations? What can be the consequences? In this piece, we’ll look at the reasons why the EPL leader regularly faces accusations in financial speculations and check City’s odds to be stripped of their titles at online sportsbooks in Ireland.

Did Man City Really Make more Income than Real Madrid and Barcelona?

As of today, it is unclear what are those 115 charges exactly, but it is known where they originate from. Firstly, it is objectively hard to believe that Manchester City made more income than the two most popular clubs in Europe and probably in the world, too. Surely, we are talking about Real Madrid and Barcelona.

There’s hardly a single football fan who believes that Man City was more popular than the eternal Spanish rivals, the nine-year period is considered. However, according to the club’s financial reports, it looks as they did. According to City’s reports, they sold more T-shirts of their players than Real Madrid or Barcelona of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, which doesn’t look like the truth by any means. 

A New Stadium Didn’t Affect City’s Ability to Buy New Players

After the sheikhs acquired Man City, they built one of the biggest stadiums in England, Etihad Stadium. Right after completing the construction, the club began buying players they considered essential, whatever the cost. Now, on the surface it might not sound suspicious, until we compare it to Arsenal’s situation.

Arsenal suffered for more than ten years of mediocre football because of two things – building Emirates Stadium and selling their best players… to Manchester City (and Chelsea). Arsenal had to sell players, otherwise they would have been hit with financial breach charges and had a case just like Everton. 

Now that Arsenal managed to overcome their financial issues, they are back in the top-3. Meanwhile, City has never faced any of those issues and have been always topping the 22Bet odds to win the Premier League.

Man City Made Enough Revenue Off of Their Match Day Tickets

There is an ongoing joke about Etihad Stadium that originates from 2009/2010 and held firmly until 2019. Rival fans love to call the stadium “Emptyhad” because of low attendance, especially during the Champions League games. The photos of the barely occupied stadium have become viral ever since. These days, of course, the stadium is completely full because Manchester City is one of the biggest clubs in the world, but it wasn’t between 2009 and 2018.

What can be the Consequences of all Man City FFP Charges?

Those vary from financial penalty to relegation and getting stripped of their trophies. Some might say that penalizing one of the richest clubs in the world is nothing short of a joke, especially considering they gave Everton a 10-point deduction. Hence, there are thoughts that City might be or rather should be relegated. 

What about their trophies? In fact, we need to look no further than the Olympic Games. If a winner gets caught cheating, they are stripped off of their gold medals. If City are stripped of their 2009–2018 trophies, Manchester United will get two EPL titles and Liverpool get one, and a lot of League Cups and FA Cups get new owners. 

Is it ethical to strip a club of trophies? Drug doping and financial doping are very similar in their origin – a club has gotten an unfair advantage, just as Russian Olympic athletes in the late 2010s. In the case of the Russians, they were stripped of their trophies, so why shouldn’t City? You can bet on the club to lose most of its titles at online gambling sites in Ireland if you believe they’ve violated some or all FFP rules.

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