Chris Aukett

[Eduardo Hagn @EduardoHagn]

The lights at their brightest. ✨

Facing the greatest team in football history.

Myles Lewis-Skelly. 18 years old. ❤️

Special. 🫶

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

"Until you've been through it, you don't realise how traumatic it is."

This summer's Olympics will come with mixed emotions for GB hockey player Laura Roper who suffered a miscarriage in January ❤

#Paris2024

[Magic hat 🎩 @themagic_tophat]

🚨𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗙𝗣 - 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁🚨

I’ve wondered why so many people only ever talk about the 115 charges against Man City and not the evidence itself, which is incredibly damning and already in the public domain for anyone to read.

I came to the conclusion that the mainstream media outlets don’t raise it because they’re afraid of Man City’s financial power and inclination to pursue litigation.

And I think the reason its not discussed on social media is because the evidence is not so blatant if you don’t understand corporate financial matters and terminology.

So here is a thread, putting some the most damning evidence of Man City’s cheating in the spotlight and breaking it down in a way that anyone can make sense of.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁…

In November 2018, German Publication “Der Spiegel” released their first story about how Man City had been subverting Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) and Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. These rules, introduced in Uefa competitions in 2011/12 and the Premier League in 2012/13, prevented clubs from undertaking unlimited spending using debt or owner funds (known as equity). Instead, clubs were required to spend what they “earned” such as from matchday income, broadcast revenue or commercial deals, such as sponsorships / partnerships.

The story’s source was a cache of leaked emails that Der Spiegel had obtained between Man City executives and board members, including the Chief Executive Office (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

The emails, which are numerous and took place over many years, go into precise detail about how Man City sought to subvert FFP rules by disguising equity payments from the owner as sponsorship revenue, by channelling the funds through the sponsors’ accounts.

Man City’s owner is the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG), which is ultimately owned by Sheikh Mansour.

Uefa estimated that by cheating FFP in this way, Man City was able to spend hundreds of millions more that it should have been, distorting the transfer market and destroying the sporting integrity of the Premier League.

The emails analysed in this thread are the emails that Man City themselves provided as “originals” during adjudication.

For more on the background of the case, check out this thread:
https://t.co/lFYCEsNMNb

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[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Jim Ratcliffe, "Brexit sort of unfortunately didn't umm.. It didn't turn out as people anticipated"

"It was about immigration.. People fed up with the influx.. A small island like the UK can't cope with vast numbers of people.. It overburdens the NHS, traffic, the police"

"The country is designed for 55 or 60 million people, now we've got 70 million and all the services break down"

Man who left the UK to be an immigrant in Monaco to avoid UK tax, is complaining about immigrants coming to the UK who are paying UK taxes 🤷‍♂️

By moving to Monaco Ratcliffe avoided £4 billion in tax.

So I put it to you, the reason services are underfunded is not because of immigrants who come to the UK and pay their fair share of tax. It's because of people like Ratcliffe who avoid paying their share of UK tax and so starve public services.

And Brexit turned out exactly how many predicted, and arguably it's worse than many predicted. Warnings were dismissed as project fear, and of course people like Ratcliffe won't be impacted by the extend of Brexit. When you're worth over £12 billion, a 50% increase in your food shopping bill isn't even noticable

[HMRC Press Office @HMRCpressoffice]

Big congrats to Luke on his fantastic run to the final. We can confirm the existence of income tax.

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

I’d like to congratulate all Tory voters and Brexiters for this…

We couldn’t have done it without you.

[#StopRosebank @StopCambo]

This is the biggest city in the US right now.

This is the future if world leaders keep approving new oil & gas fields like Rosebank.

This is the path we head down with @RishiSunak’s “pragmatic” and “proportional”response to climate breakdown.

[Kaveh Solhekol @SkyKaveh]

Gary Lineker suspended by the BBC for upsetting the Conservatives because he stood up for some of the most vulnerable people in the world. The same BBC whose chairman gave the Conservatives £400,000 before helping to arrange an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson

[DailyAFC @DailyAFC]

Goosebumps.

[GoonerNick @nickvann1987__]

🔴⚪️ RT if your team has gone a whole English PL season unbeaten 💯⚪️🔴

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

What a moment. What a player.

@BukayoSaka87 🔴⚪️

[cio @enc1osed]

What a piece of commentary Peter Drury has produced for Saka’s penalty 🥲

[Chris Aukett @ChrisAukett]

@nickvann1987__ Brilliant. How a proper commentator marks big game moments - Jonathan Pearce take note @BBCMOTD

[Chris Aukett @ChrisAukett]

As we suffer drought & flooding the @Conservatives approve more gas fields to profit @ShellEnergyHome - utterly unforgivable. Do you approve @gaganmohindra? How will your family survive on an uninhabitable planet? @XRebellionUK @xrdacorum #StopJackdaw

[Chris Aukett @ChrisAukett]

.@britishairways flight cancellation 4 weeks before our first family holiday is going to cost us hundreds in car hire rearrangements - absolute disgrace. Premium prices, shocking service. What has happened to BA. I wouldn’t expect this from RyanAir. #britishairways #badservice

[Gunners @Gunnersc0m]

Every Premier League goal scored by Thierry Henry during the invincible season 🐐👑