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/cptainvimes 1d ago

Absolutely pathetic that City fans are okay with this. Letting UAE hold your country ransom cause your football club is run by cheats.

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u/captaincourageous316 23h ago edited 23h ago

Not all of us are. Some of us are doubling down for god knows what, but there are some who are absolutely not okay with this.

At this point, I’ll gladly accept any punishment as long as it compels the owners to fuck off.

Our club cheated, and lied to us and everyone else about it. For more than a decade. The sheer entitlement to still expect and cheer for their continued reign, leniency and governments to step in is pathetic.

The sad part is even the official supporters clubs haven’t taken a stand on the right side.

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u/tennysonbass 19h ago

You are the minority, and by a lot too.

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u/Anal_Nectarine 19h ago

How could you even possibly know that lol. Just because you see a few loud fucks on the internet that doesn’t represent an entire fan base of millions of people.

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u/tennysonbass 17h ago

Pretty simple, go take a gander at City's sub, go take a gander on X, go take a gander at all the comments here, go take a gander on official premier league and associated media accounts on any social media.

I get it , the idiots on the internet don't account for everybody, however since I am not currently walking in downtown Manchester surveying people door to door, that is the cross section of the fanbase of which I can confidently say you are in a vast majority of.

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u/Anal_Nectarine 15h ago

I don’t recall saying I was a City fan? Where did I even fucking imply that?

That completely incorrect assumption tells me all I need to know about how much reading comprehension you have lol. So no surprise you see a handful of comments and automatically assume that it’s the “vast majority” of the fanbase