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Man City charges LIVE: Premier League face 'worst case scenario' after 'surprise' decision claim
Oct 24 2026 08:48 · By Matthew Abbott · 21 Reads
Hello and welcome to the Manchester City charges live blog on Mirror Football .
The "worst-case scenario" of City lifting the Premier League trophy seven months after being found guilty of all their serious breaches of financial rules "cannot be ruled out", according to one high-level source spoken to by The i Paper.
Sports lawyer Andrei Kampff has also acknowledged while speaking to Trivela that "the novelty of the case opens the door to a decision that may surprise, but needs to be well justified".
Stay with us throughout the day for all the latest news and updates on City's case...
09:00KEY EVENT
Surprise' decision claim made due to 'novelty of the City case'
Sports lawyer Andrei Kampff has spoken to Trivela about the City case, saying:
Comparison requires distinguishing excess losses, deliberate concealment and duration of conduct. City has the aggravating factor of non-cooperation (in the investigations). The novelty of the case opens the door to a decision that may surprise, but needs to be well justified.
Kampff added:
The right of defense must be fully preserved, but it cannot be confused with the right to prevent or hinder the legitimate exercise of sports inspection.
The lawyer concluded:
Fair play needs to be a coercive instrument of prohibited conduct. […] The deduction of points should have a concrete effect, including the possible consequence of relegation.
08:30KEY EVENT
Premier League face 'worst case scenario' on Manchester City
A "worst-case scenario" of Manchester City winning the Premier League title this season still "cannot be ruled out", according to one high-level source who The i Paper claims to have spoken to.
The league understandably want any sanctions to be applied before the end of this season and the case to conclude. However, there is apparently a growing fear that it will not be resolved before the end of May.
It is said that City are prepared to exhaust every legal option. Going outside of the ongoing official processes and taking it to the High Court is reportedly considered realistic.
08:08Matthew Abbott
Morning! It's another Premier League matchday for Manchester City
Manchester City are in action this afternoon for the fifth time since an independent commission found the club guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules over a nine-season period between 2009/10 and 2017/18.
Enzo Maresca's side host Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium from 12:30pm, hoping to win an eighth consecutive match to start this season. City's only loss this season was to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League ten days ago, but Ipswich Town gave them a game last time out in the league, scoring twice away from home before being beaten 3-2.
