Reminder: the players and manager have not been good enough but the board thought only three midfielders were enough this season.
This is all on them and the Glazers. Another season wasted and all hope drained after 6 games.
Where would Man City be if they didn’t cheat? 🤷🏻♂️
We’ve taken the money pumped into the club by their owners, worked out which signings it funded each season and removed every Premier League goal those players scored.
Here’s what the leagues would look like…
A Thread 🧵👇🏼
🚨 BREAKING:
Manchester United have now made JJ Gabriel an official scholarship contract OFFER, but remain at risk of losing him for as little as £350,000. #MUFC [@samcunningham]
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.
Man City were a well chosen vehicle for this fraudulent sport-washing project. Newish stadium and a fanbase who couldn't have been more accommodating. Years in the shade made them desperate for artificial sunlight and willing to ignore, and even deny, the cancerous results
CHOOSE IRELAND.
CHOOSE THE SHIRT.
CHOOSE THE FLAG.
CHOOSE YOUR CONSCIENCE.
CHOOSE HUMANITY.
CHOOSE SOLIDARITY.
CHOOSE INTERNATIONAL LAW.
CHOOSE HUMAN RIGHTS.
CHOOSE THE CHILDREN.
CHOOSE THE CIVILIANS.
CHOOSE TO REMEMBER GAZA.
CHOOSE TO REMEMBER WHAT SPORT CAN STAND FOR.
CHOOSE PRINCIPLES OVER POINTS.
CHOOSE PEOPLE OVER RANKINGS.
CHOOSE MORALITY OVER MONEY.
CHOOSE CONSEQUENCES OVER COMPLICITY.
CHOOSE TO MAKE UEFA UNCOMFORTABLE.
CHOOSE TO TAKE THE PUNISHMENT.
CHOOSE TO REFUSE THE FIXTURE.
CHOOSE LIFE.
SOME THINGS MATTER MORE THAN FOOTBALL.
Meet Fabrizio Romano:
• Never reported on the Negreira case
• Never reported on AFA and FIFA scandals
• Never reported on Infantino
• Never reported on Man City’s 114 charges
Journalist by face, PR machine by work.
A historic decision for English football, and one that comes to crown the work I carried out through Football Leaks. Today, we all know that, through structural manipulation and financial manoeuvring, Manchester City did not merely circumvent the rules, they turned them into a mere formality, challenging any attempt to preserve the integrity of the competition. That meticulously orchestrated fraud will finally be subject to punishment, and the impact will not merely be turbulent, but truly devastating for the Cityzens.
Ironically, I cannot help but remember Pep Guardiola's words at his first press conference as City manager: "Fasten your seat belts".