Manchester City lodged their appeal at 7pm on Thursday 1 October, two days after an independent commission found them guilty of all charges tied to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. The Man City 115 charges verdict covers a nine-season period, and the club says the opinion is “unsafe”.
According to the Premier League’s statement, the commission also found City guilty on the majority of charges over a failure to co-operate with the league’s investigation. City’s own statement says the club is innocent and points to “irrefutable evidence”, but adds that it cannot say more until proceedings finish.
Man City lodged their appeal at 7pm on Thursday 1 October 2026, according to the club’s own statement.
Man City 115 Charges Verdict: What Happens Next
The appeal goes to an Appeal Board of three members, one of whom should have held judicial office. The Premier League said on Friday 2 October that the hearing stays private until the outcome can be published.
Sanctions are separate. The league says a further hearing with the independent commission will decide them, and Sky Sports reports it is unclear when that hearing will take place. City cannot take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Sky Sports and ESPN both report. Sky has also flagged that the appeal could run into 2027.
The commission found City guilty on all charges tied to serious financial-rule breaches across nine seasons, the Premier League says.
Gary Neville told Sky Sports that City’s owners would find it hard to “retain their status” if the verdict stands after appeal.
The Four-Season Punishment Plan From a Rival Fan
Readers writing to the Football365 mailbox have spent the week on one question: what does a fair punishment look like? One, signing as Sparky, wants a 40-point deduction in each of the next four seasons, starting with this one. That is 160 points. Sparky has the numbers; the hearing, Sky Sports says, has no confirmed date.
In his plan, City would miss Europe this season but probably avoid relegation, players who want European football would push for moves, and the squad would weaken year by year. He wants the titles wiped from the record books, though not redistributed, and says a straight drop to the EFL would not deliver a multi-year penalty.
He also asks rival supporters to give City fans some room. His own club’s record is the example: after the FA banned Luis Suarez for eight matches for racially abusing Patrice Evra, Liverpool players wore Suarez T-shirts in the warm-up at Wigan in December 2011, Sky Sports reports. Jamie Carragher later called it a “massive mistake”.
One reader’s plan: 40 points off in each of the next four seasons, starting now — 160 points in total.
Ronaldo’s Portugal Walkout Lands in the Same Mailbag
Another reader, Mark Jones from Liverpool, answered a call for more on Cristiano Ronaldo with a sharply critical letter about the 41-year-old.
ESPN reports Ronaldo left Portugal’s camp on Wednesday after coach Jorge Jesus said he would not start against Denmark. He was an unused substitute in the 2-1 Nations League win over Norway, and ESPN reports he walked straight down the tunnel afterwards without going over to the fans. Ronaldo says he will tell the truth to the Portuguese people “in due time”.
Portugal beat Denmark 4-2 without him on Thursday.
What’s Next
City’s Appeal Board hearing is private, and no date has been reported for it. The sanctions hearing has no confirmed date either. Portugal host Norway on Sunday, with Ronaldo out of the camp.
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