{"id":7006,"date":"2026-10-04T23:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T23:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7006"},"modified":"2026-10-04T23:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T23:55:09","slug":"manchester-city-must-be-relegated-says-canadas-ex-leeds-manager-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7006","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City must be relegated, says Canada\u2019s ex-Leeds manager | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jesse Marsch alleges Man City\u2019s financial wrongdoing was widely known in the Premier League, and relegation must follow.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canada coach Jesse Marsch has \u200ccalled for Manchester City to be punished severely over breaches of Premier League \u2060financial rules, saying his \u2060experience managing against the club left him convinced there were inconsistencies in the way it operated.<\/p>\n

City were found guilty<\/a> of serious breaches of the Premier League\u2019s \u2060financial rules over nine seasons from 2009-10 to 2017-18, with the league alleging the club used \u201csham\u201d commercial contracts to inflate revenue and understate costs by more than 900 million pounds ($1.19bn).<\/p>\n

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The club has denied wrongdoing, saying the verdict contained material errors of law, principle and fact, and filed an appeal<\/a> on Thursday against the independent commission\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n

Marsch, who managed Leeds United from 2022 to 2023, said the disparity between the clubs had been apparent to him during his time \u200cin England.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Man City should be punished severely. I think they should have to go down, and by the way, everyone knew about it. Everyone knew,\u201d Marsch told The Guardian in an interview published on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Marsch also pointed to the 2022 summer transfer window, when Leeds sold Raphinha to Barcelona and Kalvin Phillips to City, while both clubs reported making money.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat summer [2022], us and Man City were the only teams that said \u2060we made money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, we did make money, because we \u2060sold Raphinha, we sold Kalvin Phillips. We had a lot left over from what we bought.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the time, we weren\u2019t in a position financially to not save. Our ownership didn\u2019t have deep pockets. Whereas when \u2060Man City says this, I was literally like, \u2018Are you kidding me? Is this some kind of joke?’\u201d<\/p>\n

The American coach was also sceptical about \u2060City\u2019s signing of Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund that summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen \u2060they said they got Erling Haaland for 52 million pounds ($69m), it\u2019s like, \u2018Yeah, OK, sure!\u2019 So, I knew there were inconsistencies in it, but what can you do? You just put your arms in the air and go, \u2018This is football\u2019,\u201d Marsch said.<\/p>\n

City\u2019s appeal will be heard privately by an independent three-member board, with the club fully denying all charges.<\/p>\n

Potential sanctions<\/a> include fines, points deductions and other sporting penalties, with relegation or \u200cthe \u200cremoval of titles also discussed as possible outcomes. It remains unclear whether any sanctions would be imposed before the appeal is decided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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