Manchester City appeals financial rules verdict
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Manchester City has lodged what it called a “comprehensive” appeal against an independent commission’s finding that the club seriously breached Premier League financial rules for more than a decade.
The commission found that City arranged phoney commercial deals with a number of its sponsors as part of a disguised funding scheme. The Guardian reported that the findings said the contracts artificially increased the club’s income by £900 million.
The verdict was issued on Tuesday, and City made its appeal public on Friday. The appeal opens a further stage in the case following the guilty findings against the 10-time English champions.
The Football Association has warned of major implications for the integrity of the game. Details of the appeal’s arguments and the timetable for a decision were not disclosed in the reports.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story can be made faithful by tightening attribution and wording to match the cited reports. - "The commission ruled that City arranged sham commercial agreements with several sponsors as part of a disguised funding scheme.": France24 says the commission found phoney commercial deals with sponsors as part of a disguised funding scheme, but the Guardian source quotes “sham” contracts; the sentence presents “sham commercial agreements” without source attribution and shifts the sourced wording. - "The Football Association has warned that the proceedings could have major implications for the integrity of the game.": The source says the FA warned of major implications for integrity, but the story expands that to “the proceedings could have” implications, which is not in the provided source text.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Manchester City appeals financial rules verdict
Manchester City has lodged what it called a “comprehensive” appeal against an independent commission’s finding that the club seriously breached Premier League financial rules for more than a decade.
The commission ruledfound that City arranged shamphoney commercial agreementsdeals with severala number of its sponsors as part of a disguised funding scheme. The Guardian reported that the findings said the contracts artificially increased the club’s income by £900 million.
The verdict was issued on Tuesday, and City made its appeal public on Friday. The appeal opens a further stage in the case following the guilty findings against the 10-time English champions.
The Football Association has warned that the proceedings could haveof major implications for the integrity of the game. Details of the appeal’s arguments and the timetable for a decision were not disclosed in the reports.
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