LONDON, Oct 8 — Gary Lineker has called on Manchester City to “accept whatever punishment” they are given for the good of the game after the club were found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules.
An independent commission said last week that City had arranged “sham” contracts with a number of their commercial partners to artificially inflate revenues and reduce costs over a nine-season period, between 2009 and 2018.
The 10-time English champions, who continue to deny any wrongdoing, confirmed on Friday that they had appealed against the judgement.
No sanction has yet been decided upon but City could face substantial points deductions, a fine or even expulsion from the Premier League.
