Manchester City must be relegated, says Canada’s ex-Leeds manager

Jesse Marsch alleges Man City’s financial wrongdoing was widely known in the Premier League, and relegation must follow.Published On 4 Oct 20264 Oct 2026Canada coach Jesse Marsch has ‌called for Manchester City to be punished severely over breaches of Premier League ⁠financial rules, saying his ⁠experience managing against the club left him convinced there were inconsistencies in the way it operated.City were found guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League’s ⁠financial rules over nine seasons from 2009-10 to 2017-18, with the league alleging the club used “sham” commercial contracts to inflate revenue and understate costs by more than 900 million pounds ($1.19bn).Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3FC Barcelona accused of corruption in Negreira case: All you need to knowlist 2 of 3Amid teen triumph and organisational chaos, Asian Games close in Japanlist 3 of 3Ireland refuse handshake with Israel and don armbands in Nations League tieend of listThe club has denied wrongdoing, saying the verdict contained material errors of law, principle and fact, and filed an appeal on Thursday against the independent commission’s ruling.Marsch, who managed Leeds United from 2022 ...