Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newsletterManchester City's 2023 Champions League victory has been called into question, following the club being charged by the Premier League for financial rule breaches.This week, Manchester City were found guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules, with a Premier League statement confirming that they had arranged sham contracts and concealed the true state of its finances from its auditors and football regulators.The club are facing heavy sanctions in English football but now, their greatest night on the continent has also been questioned.Manchester City played with players with whom you broke the rulesIn 2023, City became just the second club in English football to complete a Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, matching city rivals Manchester United in 1999.The Sky Blues became just the second club to win their first Champions League in the 21st Century following Chelsea and preceding Paris Saint-Germain perhaps highlighting just how difficult it has been for newly rich clubs to disrupt the established order of European football. You may like Manchester City could be stripped of Premier League titles after guilty verdict on nearly all charges: report Manchester City saw guilty verdict coming and made sure any transfer ban will be useless Design your own Manchester City punishment - FourFourTwo plays judge and jury on 114 charges guilty verdict In a radio interview, relayed byFCInter1908 and Sport Witness, Italian journalist Sandro Sabatini has suggested that Inter Milan have also been wronged by City, following their 1-0 loss in Istanbul in 2023's showpiece.We are heading towards a verdict, the one on City, which if it becomes retroactive, and if the principle applies that an offence was committed by breaking a rule, then clearly its something enormous, he said.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.If you commit an offence by buying a player in 2018 and that player also plays in 2023, when theres the final against Inter, hold on.2023 isnt part of the investigation, but you played with players with whom you broke the rules. The Manchester City situation is enormous.UEFA issued a two-year European ban to City in February 2020, after ruling City had committed "serious breaches" of Financial Fair Play regulations between 2012 and 2016.This was later overturned when City appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).City head to Liverpool when Premier League action resumes.TOPICSManchester CityChampions LeagueMark WhiteSocial Links NavigationContent EditorMark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge both past and present Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.
