Manchester City have been charged by the Premier League with numerous alleged breaches of financial rules, the English top flight announced on Monday.
The alleged violations happened between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.
The defending champions are accused of breaking league rules that say they have to give “accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club’s financial position” in “utmost good faith.”
The Premier League said that accurate financial information was needed about “revenue (including sponsorship revenue), its related parties, and its operating costs.”
The second set of alleged violations has to do with rules that say “a member club must include full details of manager remuneration in its relevant contracts with its manager.” These rules apply to all seasons from 2009/10 to 2012/13.
Roberto Mancini, who is now the manager of Italy, was in charge of the club from December 2009 to May 2013.
The second group of alleged violations also has to do with a club’s need to “include full details of player pay in the relevant contracts.”
The third part talks about alleged violations of Premier League rules that say clubs have to follow UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules.
European football’s governing body banned City from UEFA competitions for two years in February 2020 for allegedly breaking its FFP rules. However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned the ban in July of the same year.