According to Telegraph reporting, Manchester City breached over 100 financial regulations between 2009 and 2018. The Premier League officially confirmed this after an independent commission found the club guilty of breaching financial fair play rules. Manchester City now faces criminal investigations. The independent commission determined that the club inflated revenues, reduced costs by over £900 million, and breached accounting standards by failing to provide accurate financial statements.

Lord Cruddas, a Conservative peer and owner of CMC Markets, which sponsors Aston Villa's kit, has called for the matter to be treated as a criminal case. Cruddas stated: "The findings regarding Manchester City should now become a police matter. If accounts have been falsified and auditors misled, this constitutes a crime. Auditors will report to police, and UK company directors are personally liable for any deception, whether the company is foreign-owned or not."

A source connected to a rival Premier League club told The Daily Telegraph that Manchester City's financial conduct should be investigated by an external regulatory body outside football. Former FA chairman David Bernstein questioned whether the case required review by an independent organisation.

Under the 2006 Fraud Act Section 2, anyone who dishonestly makes false representations to secure benefit for themselves or another, or to cause loss or risk of loss to another, faces up to 10 years imprisonment and unlimited fines. The act specifies that a representation is fraudulent if it is untrue or misleading, and the person making it knows this or is reckless as to whether it is true or misleading. Under the 2006 Companies Act Section 501, anyone who knowingly or recklessly provides false, misleading, or deceptive statements to an auditor faces up to 2 years imprisonment. The act also establishes that submitting false statements to Companies House constitutes an offence subject to unlimited fines.

Premier League club directors have expressed clear anger toward Manchester City. Some have compared the club's breaches to cyclist Lance Armstrong's doping scandal. One senior official stated: "This is the biggest sports story of my lifetime." Others have noted that while financial manipulation has occurred in other sports, Manchester City's case is particularly severe because the deception was deliberate and systematic, and the club has shown no remorse while actively evading accountability.

The term "financial doping" has been widely used in discussions. It is noted that after Armstrong's doping admission, despite his team's involvement, he alone bore the harshest penalties—stripped of all titles, his team disbanded, and all involved in the misconduct and cover-up received lifetime bans. Some in football believe Manchester City's owners and executives should face similar sanctions for their sustained misconduct at the Etihad.

Hearings on potential sanctions against Manchester City will occur in the coming weeks. The club could face fines, points deductions, or expulsion from the Premier League, as well as compensation claims from affected rival clubs. The independent football regulator and the FA may also take action against Manchester City's owners, Abu Dhabi United Group. Manchester City has denied any wrongdoing and confirmed it will appeal the decision by Saturday, following Premier League procedures.

Regarding the commission's ruling, Manchester City Chief Executive Ferran Soriano stated the club will pursue all legal avenues to clear its name, including action against those damaging its reputation. While the Premier League does not recognise the regulator, it may ultimately face challenge in ordinary courts. Soriano accused the independent commission of endorsing "Premier League conspiracy theories" by upholding all but one breach, claiming the commission ignored substantial evidence provided by the club and reached erroneous conclusions.

When Sky News reporter Rob Harris directly questioned Soriano about the matter on Tuesday afternoon, Soriano refused to respond. Football Leaks source Rui Pinto commented on video: "Despite facing full exposure today, they remain defiant as ever." Pinto also posted on social media: "Today's Premier League statement essentially confirms everything Football Leaks exposed. The independent commission's findings against Manchester City's executives are particularly damning—they acted without consequences, challenged everyone and everything. From the outset, they ignored regulations, the governing bodies responsible for overseeing the game, competition integrity, other clubs, and especially the fans. Years of deception, dishonesty, and manipulation will finally have consequences."

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