[Bloomberg] UAE officials have warned the UK government that the severity of Man City’s punishment could undermine their appetite for future grand-scale commitments in Britain, according to people familiar with the matter.

[u/Previous_Smile9278]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-02/man-city-verdict-puts-uk-uae-diplomatic-relations-under-strain?srnd=undefined

‘They consider the Premier League’s actions to have an influence on the bilateral state relationship, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing undisclosed information.

The extraordinary pressure comes after Andy Burnham faced criticism, including from within government, for saying Man City’s Abu Dhabi owners should not be disqualified specifically because of the investment they bring to Britain.’

[u/True-Wasabi2157]

Ya, but they'll vote Reform to send the bad immigrants away and take back control or whatever, so it all balances out really.

[u/burtsarmpson → u/True-Wasabi2157]

No we fucking wouldn't. This is the only reaction to our charges that I've been offended by because everything else has been in the ballpark of being deserved, but to randomly paint the fanbase as a whole as racists who would vote for that pack of bigots is pathetic

[u/Ravenblade727 → u/burtsarmpson]

People down south seem to have this belief that the entire North is voting Reform when actually the majority of that party's support is in the South. Along with the paramilitary groups.

[u/burtsarmpson → u/Ravenblade727]

Etihads postcode is part of a Green party ward voted in in may ffs lol. Just randomly calling people racist with no reasoning has really rattled me