- An independent Premier League commission found Manchester City guilty of nearly all 115 charges, saying the club used "sham" contracts to artificially inflate revenues by more than £900m; City faces severe sanctions (including possible expulsion) and plans to appeal.
- The scandal began after 2018 Football Leaks/Der Spiegel publications of hacked City emails (linked to Rui Pinto), which prompted separate UEFA and Premier League investigations; Pinto later received a suspended prison sentence.
- City previously overturned a two-season Champions League ban from UEFA at CAS in 2020 (some allegations unproven or time‑barred), but this new Premier League verdict is a major, separate development.
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