Football fans in the UK have called for Manchester City to be stripped of their league titles if found guilty of flouting FFP rules.
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- Fans want City to be stripped of titles
- FFP case began on Monday
- Man City face Inter next in Champions League
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City have been a hearing into their Financial Fair Play case open on Monday, September 16. With proceedings finally getting underway, it is expected that all evidence will be heard over the next 10 weeks.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Ahead of the legal battle between the Premier League and the Cityzens, Betfair/YouGov conducted a survey where they interacted with more than 2,000 football fans across the UK regarding City's case. The survey has revealed that more than half (55 per cent) of the fans want a points deduction for the champions if they are found guilty of flouting FFP rules, while 45 per cent want a heavy fine to be imposed on the Manchester club. Meanwhile, 41 per cent of fans want the club to be stripped of the league titles that they won in the last decade.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The survey included opinions of fans of Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United and of course Manchester City. The majority of the City fans have voted in favour of a fine imposed on their club if found guilty.
| Punishment |
All fans |
Arsenal |
Chelsea |
Liverpool |
Man City |
Man Utd |
Newcastle |
Spurs |
| Points deduction |
55% |
57% |
58% |
58% |
37% |
59% |
60% |
56% |
| Fine |
45% |
46% |
37% |
49% |
49% |
49% |
49% |
40% |
| Stripped of titles |
41% |
47% |
30% |
50% |
16% |
51% |
38% |
31% |
| Exclusion from Premier League |
39% |
38% |
28% |
45% |
13% |
42% |
31% |
42% |
| Transfer ban |
37% |
40% |
32% |
33% |
21% |
42% |
36% |
35% |
| Don't know |
6% |
6% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
| No punishment |
2% |
1% |
3% |
1% |
15% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
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WHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER CITY?
Pep Guardiola's men are off to a flying start in the 2024/25 campaign having won their first four Premier League games. They will be next seen in action on Wednesday as they take on Inter in their Champions League opener.
