The Premier League has found Manchester City guilty of almost all of the 115 charges of breaching its financial rules in a damning verdict presented by the top flight of football in England.The league said City broke its rules from 2009 to 2018, including by using “sham” commercial contracts “to artificially inflate the club’s revenues, and reduce its costs, by more than 900 million pounds [$1.2bn]” of secret funding from its Abu Dhabi-based owners.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Man City found guilty on almost all 115 Premier League charges: Reportlist 2 of 4Timeline: Man City’s Premier League financial charges to reported verdictlist 3 of 4What next for Man City as fallout from 115 charges rumbles – all to knowlist 4 of 4Manchester City face ‘drastic’ sanctions, says club’s former chairmanend of listIt added that the commission had found City used schemes during the affected period to appear to comply with financial rules.“This disciplinary case and this decision are the most significant in Premier League history,” said Richard Masters, the league’s chief executive.City, current Premier League leaders, could face punishments ranging from a fine to expulsion. The clu...

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