Only Juan Herrera

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[Only Juan Herrera @EvenStevens316]

@footballontnt Please take the mic off Joe Cole. It's embarrassing to see how little he understands the charges.

[Only Juan Herrera @EvenStevens316]

Jesus Joe Cole is a moron

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

£800m in, £800m out - Why Man City scandal shines light on Man Utd finances https://t.co/p2oA14P3ZW

[Lord Cruddas of Shoreditch @peteratcmc]

I stopped watching F1 after Hamilton was cheated of a world title. When it stops becoming a fair sport then there is no integrity and no point in watching anymore. The future of the premier league is on the line.

[Cardinals Conciliator @iliketofootball]

More clear video NFL official clearly telling cardinals star Trey McBride “FUCK YOU FUCK YOU”

[Zito @_Zeets]

Unforgivable shit

[IrishPropaganda🇮🇪⚽️ @IrishPropaganda]

Massive respect to the Ireland press officer, Kieran Crowley, for calling out the israeli nonsense and ending the press conference

Been following Ireland for as long as I can remember and never have we had to deal with rubbish like this…

[Only Juan Herrera @EvenStevens316]

Either City are fucked or the Premier League will never regain its credibility again. Huge stakes

[AFCAMDEN @AFCAMDEN]

The way City/Abu Dhabi are behaving with the UK government - threats, intimidation, aggressive lobbying - can we rule out that they haven’t behaved this way with players, clubs and referees in order to get their own way? Becoming a bigger stain on our game with each passing day.

[Sam Wallace @SamWallaceTel]

UAE threatens Burnham over #MCFC commission verdict: We’ll pull billions out of UK. By @rmendick

https://t.co/vaqA2kw7r1

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

Manchester City will argue the so-called 'tagged' sponsorship payments (totalling £830m) came from the Abu Dhabi Government not their owner (ADUG). This applies to State-controlled entities such as Etihad and Etisalat. Yet Etihad has previously refuted AD Government funding as "false".

City can point to an internal report written for the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi in 2010 which concluded the Abu Dhabi Government did indeed cover the sponsorship of Manchester City. The report was not intended for external publication.

In their UEFA case, City denied the Etihad (or any other) sponsorship funds came from any other source other than a direct payment. Sheikh Mansour provided a letter which read: "I have not authorised ADUG to make any payments to Etihad, Etisalat or any of their affiliates in relation to their sponsorship of MCFC."

In 2015, the 'Partnership for Open and Fair Skies' wrote to the US departments of Commerce, Transportation and State arguing Etihad gained a competitive advantage due to receiving huge sums from the Abu Dhabi Government. They allude to the internal report referenced above, which appears to confirm this.

Yet Etihad's response was: "The assertion that the Abu Dhabi Government paid for Etihad’s sponsorship of English Premier League football club Manchester City is equally false.

"In 2011 Etihad and Manchester City entered into a 10-year sponsorship agreement, which included naming rights for Manchester City’s stadium. Etihad funded this sponsorship from its own liquidity. It is not uncommon for airlines to have sponsorships with sports teams and their venues."

Etihad's denial the Abu Dhabi Government helped pay for their sponsorship goes against City's core argument, according to the verdict, that "AD Sponsors had from time to time applied for financial assistance from the AD Government towards their liability to pay the Recorded Sponsorship Fees."

Due to redacted names, multiple sponsors, and the phrase 'from time to time', City could make a case for other sponsors, but Etihad's on-record denial doesn't help the club's position, according to multiple legal sources spoken to.

Worth also reiterating, the panel, having reviewed the evidence already provided, already concluded any notion the Abu Dhabi Government not ADUG paid the tagged sums was "concocted well after the event".

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

**EXCLUSIVE**

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak met a senior UK government minister to discuss the UAE’s investments in Britain just days before the club’s guilty verdicts were announced.

Al Mubarak asked to meet Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds on 14 September in his capacity as CEO of Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, sources tell Bloomberg.

The pair held a private meeting in Downing Street on that date, the people said. Al Mubarak talked about current and future UAE investment in Britain, they said.

The conversation covered the full range of the relationship including defence, security, intelligence and trade, they said.

Eleven days later, on 25 September, the Athletic reported Man City had been found guilty of breaking Premier League rules.

On 29 September, the Premier League confirmed Manchester City had been found guilty of artificially boosting its balance sheet by more than £900 million.

The fact of the meeting so close to the verdict will raise further questions about the UK government’s handling of the case.

Andy Burnham has faced criticism, including from his own ministers and officials, after he publicly suggested Man City’s Abu Dhabi owners should not be disqualified from running the club because of the investment they bring to Britain.

Earlier, Bloomberg reported that Emirati officials have warned the UK government that the severity of the ruling could undermine their appetite for future grand-scale commitments in Britain.

https://t.co/kEZiAWiFEV

[Only Juan Herrera @EvenStevens316]

So are we adding bribery and threats to the charges now?

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

Exclusive with @AlexDooler @DNair5

UAE officials have warned the UK government that the severity of Man City’s punishment could undermine their appetite for future grand-scale commitments in Britain, according to people familiar with the matter

They consider the Premier League’s actions to have an influence on the bilateral state relationship, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing undisclosed information

The extraordinary pressure comes after Andy Burnham faced criticism, including from within government, for saying Man City’s Abu Dhabi owners should not be disqualified specifically because of the investment they bring to Britain

https://t.co/O3Azr0TA4D

[Only Juan Herrera @EvenStevens316]

Parrott you fucking beauty

[MAH @matissearmani]

The Man City Situation reminds me of the Super League scandal. It’ll be football club owners vs fans again. Money & greed vs the integrity of the sport. These people think City leaving the Premier League will affect the competition commercially. Good luck if the fans leave. We’re always a riot away from getting our game back. Money doesn’t always talk.

[Rui Pinto @RuiPinto_FL]

Back in 2014, there was a man who was already aware of the irregularities involving Manchester City. That man now runs FIFA. The infamous Gianni Infantino, then UEFA General Secretary, abused his authority, shared confidential documents and, in short, outmanoeuvred the Investigatory Chamber, doing everything in his power to ensure that both Manchester City and PSG would merely receive a fine, avoiding a deeper investigation that could have led to a Champions League ban. All of these details were also revealed through Football Leaks.
Given his actions as UEFA General Secretary and, more recently, as FIFA President, I can only say, in my humble opinion, that Gianni Infantino has become a cancer on football and should have no place in the future of the game.

[Only Juan Herrera @EvenStevens316]

@PepTeam @ManCity He knew and fucked off and they'll still lap this up 😂😂😂

[MADRID SPOT @MadridSpot]

Brotherhood of corruption originated from Catalonia..