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Marsch calls for Manchester City relegation after financial rules verdict
October 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM · Updated 11d ago
6 reports · 3 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 15 hours
ESESPN
How a mass Man City player exodus would warp the transfer market - ESPN
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
قضية القرن في إنجلترا.. مدرب كندا يطالب بهبوط مانشستر سيتي ويسخر من صفقة هالاند
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BNBBC News
£800m in, £800m out - Why Man City scandal shines light on Man Utd finances
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AJAl Jazeera English
Manchester City must be relegated, says Canada’s ex-Leeds manager
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KOKooora
مدرب سابق بالبريميرليج يفتح النار على السيتي: يجب أن يهبط فورا.. الجميع يعلم غشه
(opens the publisher’s site)KOKooora
مدرب ليدز السابق يفتح النار على مانشستر سيتي: يجب أن يهبط فورا.. الجميع كان يعلم بشأن غشه
(opens the publisher’s site)Canada coach and former Leeds manager Jesse Marsch has called for Manchester City's relegation after the club was found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules.
- An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of serious breaches of Premier League financial rules from 2009-10 to 2017-18.
- City denied wrongdoing and filed an appeal on Thursday against the independent commission's ruling.
- Marsch told The Guardian that City "should have to go down" and that "everyone knew about it."
- Marsch said that in the 2022 summer window Leeds and City were the only clubs reporting profits, citing alleged inconsistencies in the club's finances.
- Marsch cited Manchester City's £52 million signing of Erling Haaland as evidence of contradictions in the club's finances.
- The commission found Manchester City's owners injected £830.69 million into the club, circumventing financial regulations.
- ESPN reported that relegation could trigger an exodus of Manchester City players worth over £1 billion, flooding the transfer market.