The Etihad Stadium, the home of Manchester City
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Manchester City were found guilty of more than 100 charges of financial misconduct by the Premier League in September. City have denied all wrongdoing and have appealed the charges, which relate to the years 2009-18.
A punishment is set to be handed out to City in the near future. It is unknown what punishment they will receive, but it could range from a heavy fine to a point deduction so severe that it would relegate them.
35 other English clubs played in the Premier League between the years 2009-2018. The BBC have now worked out how much money each of these clubs may have missed out on as a result of City's rule breaking by looking at lost prize money by league placing, missed potential Champions League earnings, Europa League payments, loss of Premier League status and the impact of cup final defeats.
Aston Villa fans
Aston Villa fans
Reading, Blackpool and Portsmouth all missed out on just under £1 million. While that isn't a huge amount of money in the grand scheme of things, it's still a significant amount for Reading and Blackpool, both in League One, and Portsmouth, who have struggled to retain their Championship status in recent years.
Cardiff City, who were promoted back to the Championship this summer, may have missed out on £1.236m, while Huddersfield, Brighton and Middlesbrough could have been denied just under £2m.
The likes of Bournemouth, Watford, Leicester City and Aston Villa all could have received over £5m more than they did had it not been for City's rule breaking.
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Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Crystal Palace potentially missed out on £7.59m, while West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United, both in the Championship, could have been denied nearly £10m.
The study has calculated that City's rule breaking potentially cost their fierce rivals, Manchester United, £18.35 million. Southampton, Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers, all currently in the Championship, may have missed out on over £20m.
While Arsenal, who lost numerous players to Man City between 2009-2018, including Emmanuel Adebayor and Samir Nasri, could have been denied over £30m.
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Tottenham's stadium
Tottenham's stadium
Burnley, who were relegated in 2009/10, may have missed out on over £31m due to City's rule breaking, while the study has calculated that Wigan Athletic (£39.61m) and Norwich City (£43.82m) were denied even more.
Other clubs that have potentially been greatly impacted by City's rule breaking include Chelsea (£45.76m), Liverpool (£52.33), Newcastle United (£60.48m) and Swansea City (£63.13m).
Everton missed out on the Champions League in 2013/14, while they also finished one place below the final Europa League spot on four occasions. In all competitions, they missed out an extra £66.43m, the third most of any club.
Hull City were narrowly relegated in 2014/15 and 2016/17, finishing 18th on both occasions. They were denied a total of £99m as a result of these relegations.
No club has potentially missed out on more money due to Man City's rule-breaking than Tottenham Hotspur. The north London club finished one place outside the Champions League positions in four of the eight seasons in which City qualified for Europe's elite competition between 2009-2018. Taking into account all competitions, Spurs potentially missed out on a mammoth £119.9m.