Unprecedented chaos of the winning team? British media predicts that Manchester City will be deprived of the championship...Arsenal Man U-Liverpool as a bunch of winners?
Mar 21, 2025
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There was a possibility that the English Premier League (EPL) could be deprived of its all-time championship.
According to British media 'Daily Star' and 'Football London' on the 21st (Korea Standard Time), if EPL's winning powerhouse Manchester City is found guilty of violating fiscal rules, a major shift of the winning team could occur.
The possibility of deprivation was mentioned a day after some media outlets, including 'The Sun', predicted that there would be no disciplinary action for the first time ever, drawing keen attention.
According to these media reports, in 2023, the EPL secretariat has been in a legal battle with Manchester City on 115 counts of violating fiscal rules.
Manchester City's 115 financial violations indicted by the EPL secretariat are classified into four categories. There are 54 charges of failing to provide accurate financial information from the 2009-2010 season to the 2017-2018 season, 14 charges of failing to provide details of payments made to players and coaches during the same period, five violations of UEFA regulations, including Financial Fair Play (FFP) from the 2013-2014 season to the 2017-2018 season, seven violations of EPL profitability and sustainability rules from the 2015-2016 season to the 2017-2018 season, and 35 charges of failing to cooperate with EPL's investigation from December 2018 to February 2023.
After the EPL secretariat indicted Manchester City in 2023, the trial began in the second half of 2024 and has been in court disputes so far. If Manchester City loses, the strongest punishment is relegation, and there is a prospect that the level of punishment such as points reduction and fines could come out.
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Manchester City has emerged as the best strong team in the EPL since the 2010s, recording many league wins. He won a total of six championships over the 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 seasons.
If Manchester City are deprived of their crown, a new Premier League champion could emerge, said the Daily Star.
Manchester City are now strongly denying any irregularities and are responding to allegations of fiscal rule violations between 2009 and 2018. However, if Manchester City continues to benefit from breaking the rules with the conviction, the possibility of being deprived of all the titles it has won so far cannot be ruled out.
In the end, the teams that have been runner-up in the season that Manchester City won will win the championship with 'Eojiri'. Arsenal, who have been runner-up for two consecutive seasons from 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, will be the winning team.
At the same time, 'Daily Star' listed the runner-up teams during the period when Man City's trophy could be deprived. According to the list, it is Manchester United in the 2011-2012 season, Liverpool in the 2013-2014 season, Manchester United in the 2017-2018 season, Liverpool in the 2018-2019 season, Manchester United in the 2020-2021 season, and Liverpool in the 2021-2022 season. Eventually, the runner-up teams will be narrowed down to Manchester United and Liverpool, including Arsenal.
Arsenal could win the championship if they were deprived of Manchester City's title' It did not rule out the possibility of all-time severe punishment.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
