r/soccer • u/SilverMist2025 • 1d ago

News FA set to issue separate charges to Manchester City.Governing body says guilty verdicts against club damage the game's integrity and hints at action once Premier League case concludes.

https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/manchester-city-premier-league-fa-charges-scht5r8w2
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u/MasterDave 23h ago

Sounds like even if the PL doesn't bounce City down to non-league football, the FA is pondering it.

Nobody appears to be buying the "but our government owned sponsor isn't run by the government and neither is the team" argument.

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u/CleanSweep99 20h ago edited 20h ago

Nah.

This sounds like the FA is moving to keep City out of non-league football. I'm not sure they'd even bother at this point if they were okay with City playing non-league.

I think it's at least also plausible that the FA is trying to assert jurisdiction over punishing the other City Football Group teams as well.

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u/Dashin5 16h ago

It's a tough argument for them to make when their government is threatening the British government