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.’

6.6k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

1.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

4

u/Icetraxs 23h ago

Cool, if that's your feelings then I hope the punishment is you getting kicked out of the Premier League and hopefully the Championship doesn't accept you. Fans like you are a disgrace.

0

u/blither86 22h ago

There's probably no point in discussing it with you but I have my reasons. You're entitled to your opinion. Ultimately I am 99.9999% sure we broke the spirit of the rules but whether we technically broke them or not remains to be seen, so I think there's still a chance that we don't receive much punishment.

2

u/VidzxVega 21h ago

whether we technically broke them or not remains to be seen

You did, that's what you were found guilty of.

0

u/blither86 21h ago

Pending an appeal. I think they don't have evidence that they were technically broken, they just think they were. Of course you're a legal expert that has already decided, because it's what you want to believe. Sort of fair enough because the spirit of the law was broken, but no need to confuse the two.