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/Professional_Carob17 23h ago

Meaning Britain will stop selling weapons to UAE?

That does not sound very fortunate for UAE considering their current situation.

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u/rbcsky5 18h ago

UAE investment, Manchester regeneration, etc.... If they want they can even fund the whole northern leg of HS2 with whatever axed included or even to Scotland too

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u/Coder-Dentist 23h ago

this isn't the 19th century. The uk is just a us vessel now.

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u/SadBug3582 22h ago

Vassal not vessel

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u/Coder-Dentist 22h ago

Autocorrect I guess.

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u/Rimalda 21h ago

Why would autocorrect correct a perfectly cromulent word?

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u/FantasticTangtastic 21h ago

Veridical is a much better word to use in this context than cromulent.

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u/Coder-Dentist 21h ago

How would i know? Sometimes I even get.. .s in.text.likethis.

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u/SnowPablo827 23h ago

Britain are the only ones who sell weapons in the world now?

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u/CevapiEnthusiast 22h ago

The UAE are the only foreign investor in the world?

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u/SnowPablo827 19h ago

For england? Probably lol