Manchester City are reportedly set to receive a points deduction if their appeal is unsuccessful.
The 11 biggest points deductions ever issued in football and how Man City's will compare
Manchester City players
Manchester City could reportedly face a Premier League points deduction
Manchester City are reportedly set to face a huge points deduction if their appeal is unsuccessful. An independent commission found City guilty of 114 charges for breaching the Premier League's rules. The scale of any sanctions is yet to be decided, with City denying any wrongdoing and appealing the verdict. The Daily Mail reports that a points deduction that would relegate the club to the Championship and carry over to the following season is the most likely punishment, should the club's appeal be dismissed. Several teams across Europe have been docked points over the decades, and Express Sport looks at how City's potential punishment would compare to the biggest points deductions in football.
Genoa -18 points, -7 the following season
A general view of Genoa's stadium
The Italian side were handed a significant punishment, resulting in their relegation from Serie A at the end of the 1959/60 season. With teams then earning two points for a win, Genoa finished on zero points after being penalised for bribery and received a subsequent 10-point deduction the following season, which was later reduced to seven.
Arminia Bielefeld -19 points
A genral view of Arminia Bielefeld's stadium
Arminia Bielefeld faced a similar fate after being caught up in a Bundesliga match-fixing scandal in 1971. As a result of being found to have manipulated several games, Bielefeld were stripped of their 19 points from the 1971/72 season by the DFB and demoted to the second tier.
Derby County -21 points
Wayne Rooney as Derby County manager
The Rams fell into League One after being handed two deductions for financial issues. Derby had been docked 12 points after entering administration in September 2021, and Wayne Rooney's side received another nine-point deduction two months later for breaching profitability and sustainability rules, ultimately being relegated by seven points. (Image: Cameron Smith/Getty Images)
FC Dnipro -24 points
Juande Ramos
Former Europa League finalists Dnipro were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League in 2017 after a series of points deductions. The club were initially docked six points over unpaid wages to manager Juande Ramos and his backroom staff, received another six-point sanction for not paying players, lost a further three points for failing to comply with disciplinary rules and were hit by another nine-point deduction at the end of the 2016/17 season. The club later filed for bankruptcy in 2018. (Image: MIRCEA ROSCA / AFP via Getty Images)