A punch thrown in 1905 culminated in 17 City players and four directors being banned over the club´s illegal overspendingIn May 2019, with Manchester City facing several investigations including one by Uefa regarding the alleged breaching of financial fair play regulations, the Guardian reported remarks made by the club´s chairman, Khaldoon Mubarak. `With success there is a certain level of jealousy, envy, whatever you call it,` he said. Almost two weeks ago, when Uefa announced that its investigation had found City guilty, the club released a statement describing the process as `flawed`. `With the prejudicial process now over,` they said, `the club will pursue an impartial judgment as quickly as possible.`In August 1905, after City´s Billy Meredith had been found guilty of bribery following a Football Association investigation, the Guardian reported remarks made by the forward. `League officials, he asserts, are jealous of the [club´s] growing success,` we wrote, `but he thought the whole country would demand such an unjust decision being reversed by the whole question being reopened at once.` Continue reading...
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