Manchester City have appealed the Premier League's verdict after being found guilty of inflating revenue figures
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak (right) and CEO Ferran Soriano with the UEFA Champions League trophy
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak (right) and CEO Ferran Soriano with the UEFA Champions League trophy
Birmingham City are among the many clubs whose earnings were affected by Manchester City’s alleged offences according to a report by the BBC.
City have been found guilty of inflating their revenue figures by £900 million between 2009 and 2018 by agreeing sponsorship deals that the Premier League have dubbed ‘sham contracts’
Abu Dhabi money poured into City in what the Premier League have described as a ‘disguised funding scheme’ and they were able to assemble squads to dominate English football.
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The eight-time Premier League champions have appealed the Premier League’s verdict and deny all wrongdoing.
But that hasn’t stopped clubs, managers and players who competed in the Premier League against City in the last 20 years wondering whether they have indeed been wronged.
The BBC have worked out how much the other 35 clubs who played in the Premier League across the period of City’s alleged offences have missed out on.
Tottenham Hotspur have apparently missed out on almost £120m, largely due to fifth-placed finishes resulting in Europa League qualification rather than a seat at the top table of European football, the Champions League.
City haven’t finished outside the Premier League’s top four since 2010, meaning they have become a fixture in the Champions League at the expense of clubs like Tottenham.
However, it is the clubs who were relegated during that period that have paid the biggest price.
It is estimated City might have cost their rivals a total of £844m and almost £350m of that figure is related to relegation costs.
Blues finished 18th in the Premier League table in 2011 and haven’t been able to secure a return to the Premier League since. They have missed out on millions from the Premier League broadcasting deal as a result.
While City finished fourth in 2010/11, their presence in the top-flight had an impact on Blues’ relegation and the BBC estimates it to be worth £25.1m.
Everyone is waiting on the outcome of City’s appeal and the inevitable protracted legal ramifications.
City are currently top of the Premier League table once again after winning their first six matches under new boss Enzo Maresca.