Maresca rejects tainted-title claims after Man City guilty verdict
October 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM · Updated 7d ago
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12 reports · 7 in Arabic, 5 in English · over 10 hours
The Premier League is back: welcome to the new era of post-verdict unreality | Barney Ronay
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ألونسو بعد إدانة السيتي: الأمر ليس بأيدينا.. ولن أصدر حكمًا مسبقًا
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كاريك عن تجريد مانشستر سيتي من الألقاب: ما حدث يظل ماضيًا
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أرتيتا يرفض فتح النار على مانشستر سيتي.. ويوجه رسالة حاسمة لجماهير آرسنال
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Manchester City charges: Maresca says Premier League club will win appeal
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ماريسكا يحسم موقف هالاند قبل موقعة أنفيلد
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115 تهمة لا تهز ماريسكا.. رسالة نارية قبل مواجهة ليفربول
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"نزاهة الدوري الإنجليزي على المحك".. غلاسنر يطالب بسرعة الحكم في قضية مانشستر سيتي
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Manchester City charges: Enzo Maresca says 'titles absolutely not tainted'
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ماريسكا "واثق" في مانشستر سيتي.. وهالاند يوجه رسالة للجماهير
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Michael Carrick on Man City: Retrospective medals can't replace 'moments' - ESPN
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Enzo Maresca: I would have joined Man City even if I knew of guilty verdict - ESPN
(opens the publisher’s site)An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of most of the 115 financial charges; the club has appealed ahead of Sunday's match at Liverpool.
- The independent panel found City guilty of financial breaches from 2009-10 to 2017-18, including sham contracts and £830m in hidden funding.
- Manchester City appealed, calling the ruling "unsafe" and claiming it contained material errors of law, principle and fact.
- Maresca rejected that City's titles are tainted, saying he would still have joined the club had the verdict been published earlier.
- Haaland is fit for Sunday's match at Anfield, City's first since the verdict, after recovering from international duty.
- Maresca expressed absolute confidence City will win their appeal, warning a failure could bring severe points deductions, relegation or expulsion.
- Nottingham Forest manager Oliver Glasner called for a swift final ruling, warning that losing fan trust could hurt viewership.
- Erling Haaland urged supporters to stay united and positive ahead of City's first match since the verdict at Anfield.
- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta refused to comment on City's case, saying the club respects the judicial process and will speak only once resolved.
- Manchester United coach Michael Carrick said the case raises questions and should be resolved quickly in everyone's interest.
- Chelsea manager Chapi Alonso said he will not pre-judge the verdict, respecting the committee's independence and awaiting final sanctions.
- Michael Carrick said retrospective medals could not replace the winning moments he was denied, having finished second to City in 2012 and 2018.
- Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola acknowledged the uncertainty surrounding the case and its pending sanctions.