English club Manchester City is once again struggling with the 115-charge case with the Premier League, and is looking at probable 60-point deduction.
If the club is found guilty of the charges, it is going to be brutal for the team and fans alive who will suddenly end up losing 60 points in the league, sending them into the bottom of the league.
Manchester City has been battling with the charges of violating financial fair play in the Premiere League, along with other rule violations since 2023. However, with no ultimate decision being reached even after the hearing ended in 2024, the club went away unscathed. It has repeatedly denied the allegations.
However, things can take a dark turn this season. If the 115 charges are proved right, the club will be pushed out of the league title contention race and end up in a relegation fight.
Kieran Maguire, a football finance specialist had explained the reasons why Premier League rules demand points deduction as the only viable sporting sanction. In case of Manchester City, the penalty will be higher, given the seriousness of the allegations.
In the Premier League, a club found guilty of any rule violations cannot be relegated to the second or third division. Point penalty is thought to be most effective in such cases. Surely enough, if Manchester City face a 60-point loss, their title dreams and Champions League future will be over and they will have to fight to survive in the top flight.
While fans have begun to worry about the consequences, City is sure it can come out of this, given the "irrefutable evidence" they claim to have. The English club continues to believe that it can come out of the other end, unblemished.
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