Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18 by an independent Commission, the league has said.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Premier League said City had been found guilty of all charges that related to serious breaches of the financial rules and the majority of charges which were "in relation to its failure to co-operate with the League's investigation".

Following widespread reports surrounding the verdicts last Friday, City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak insisted he was still confident of proving the club's innocence.

City have until October 2 to exercise their right to appeal, and the club suggested that they plan to do so as part of a robust statement published after the verdict.

It read: "Manchester City FC is both disappointed and surprised by the opinion of the Premier League Commission that has been published.

"The club is innocent of the accusations made by the Premier League, and a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence exists in support of all of its positions relating to this case. The club will therefore be relentless, and where necessary proactive, in any and all appropriate regulatory and legal forums. 

"The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements uncompleted. Manchester City FC will now pursue the appeal avenues open to it, on the basis that the opinion contains clear material errors of law, principle and fact, and is unsafe. 

"The club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis that the Premier League Board and Executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair-minded regulator, free from partisan influence.  

"The club is obviously restricted in what it can say further until all future proceedings are complete."

Club statement.

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— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 29, 2026

The Commission found that during the nine-season period, among other breaches, City "arranged 'sham' contracts (which misrepresented the true agreement between the parties) with a number of its commercial partners, as well as relying on 'sham' agreements with others, to artificially inflate the club's revenues and reduce its costs".

It added that "Manchester City was significantly in breach of both the Premier League’s and UEFA's spending limits".

Comments from Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters were included in the league's statement. He said the issue of sanctions would be dealt with at a later stage.

"The core decision establishes the facts of what happened at Manchester City during this period," said Masters.

"It details how the club systematically broke Premier League Rules for nearly a decade.

"It also vindicates the Premier League's decision to pursue this case against Manchester City. While the process to date has been both long and difficult, the League has remained determined that the facts be established independently.

"It is a key responsibility of the Premier League to ensure that the Rules, approved by the clubs themselves, are upheld to protect the integrity of the competition. It is paramount that the League remains competitive and fair for all clubs and for the fans. We take that role extremely seriously.

"This disciplinary case, and this decision, are the most significant in Premier League history. There are elements of the case that remain to be decided, including, importantly, what sanction must follow for these breaches.

"Now we have the Commission's decision, we are committed to moving swiftly through the remainder of the process to provide certainty for the League, our clubs and fans."

The statement also made clear the Premier League's desire to move through the next stages of the process swiftly.

It added: "The club has the right to appeal the independent Commission's findings and has until Friday 2 October to exercise that right. The Premier League Board's intention is that the full process (including any appeals and publication of relevant decisions) is concluded as soon as possible."