The Premier League, the top football division in England and the richest football league in the world, has charged its reigning champions, Manchester City, with 115 breaches of its financial regulations. The charges were initially bought in February 2023 and cover the years between 2009 and 2018.

Starting on September 16, 2024, a three-person commission will review mountains of evidence for about 10 weeks at an undisclosed location. A verdict is expected sometime before the end of the current season.

The English champions, owned in practice by the United Arab Emirates' ruling family, deny all charges and insist their case is supported by a "comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence".

Almost half of the charges (54) refer to a supposed failure to provide accurate accounting over the nine-year period in question. Others include failing to provide details of player and manager payments, breaching spending rules for the Premier League and European governing body UEFA and not complying with Premier League investigations between December 2018 and February 2023.

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