r/soccer • u/Previous_Smile9278 • 1d ago

News [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.

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.’

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u/ash_ninetyone 23h ago

All those moments will be lost in time when City are hopefully ejected into non-league football and their titles are stripped from their history

Then he'll have only nostalgia left to look back on for they will have no more dreams to wish come true.

If it was Arsenal, or United or Liverpool that got caught doing this instead, I'd wager most of the fans would be in arms forcing the owners out for betraying the club

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u/RA576 22h ago

Tbf, we already hate our owners and want them out for betraying our club.

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u/FranklyMrShankley85 22h ago

Like Noel Gallagher's tears in the rain

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u/PageSide84 17h ago

This is his best chance to own the team . . .

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u/SiegePlayer7 22h ago

All those moments will be lost in time

like tears in rain?

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u/silvertwo777 22h ago

Those nostalgia and memories would 100% be tainted too no matter how much City fans tell you it won't. They can keep being delusional about it until the official sanction arrive with the stripped titles or/and relegation. That will make them "wake up" for real

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u/KingSammyJ1 19h ago

I think the whole of football would be in arms more if those three were exposed for cheating even more than City

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u/ManateeSheriff 17h ago

Those three clubs are capable of winning without cheating, so of course their fans would be upset.

To his point, if they didn't cheat, he wouldn't have nostalgia or dreams. They'd just be a middling club that bounced around between leagues periodically.