Emergency Pod: Manchester City Found Guilty | Men in Blazers 09/25/26
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Emergency Pod: Manchester City Found Guilty | Men in Blazers 09/25/26

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 202618 min
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Rog and Rory react to the seismic news that Manchester City have been found guilty on 114 of the 115 charges brought against the club by the Premier League. They break down what City were found guilty of, the potential punishments ranging from points deductions to expulsion, the club’s expected appeal, and what the ruling could mean for Manchester City’s titles. Plus, the two discuss what this means for Pep Guardiola’s legacy. Check out the Men in Blazers Shop: https://mibcourage.co/4qIb2L1 Sign up for our newsletters: https://mibcourage.co/4rA5fGz J...

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What a seismic day in world football history. Manchester City have been found guilty on all but one of the 115 Chargers relating to breaches of the Premier League's financial regulations. Sanctions have not yet been decided. Manchester City are expected to appeal. They're not Lance Armstrong just yet.

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back in 2023 after a four-year investigation, Rory Smith, I was beginning to think this day would never happen in simple terms. Explain what exactly happened this afternoon. So what happened was we got to the end, sort of, of the first phase, sort of, of the Premier League's three and a half year investigation into these allegations, these charges of Manchester

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City not adhering to the League's financial rules and refusing to cooperate with an investigation into them. The actual number of charges, Rog, is slightly confusing. It's become known as 115, but I think, depending on how you count it, it might be 130 or it might be 108. It's very hard to tell, but they have, as the Athletic reported, they've wrote the story. They have been found

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