ANSWER REVEALED: will Manchester City receive a verdict from the FFP on 115 allegations in light of the appeal decision made by Nottingham Forest?

During this extraordinary season, the Premier League has already sanctioned two clubs and charged Leicester City, a club from the Championship. Meanwhile, Manchester City is waiting to find out what will happen to them.

It has been reported that Nottingham Forest’s appeal against the four points that they were deducted for violating Premier League rules was, unfortunately, unsuccessful.

According to the Athletic, the appeal has been rejected, and the verdict will be upheld. This means that Forest will continue to be penalized with four points and will continue to be ranked seventeenth in the table. After Everton and Nottingham Forest were found to have violated the Premier League’s rules regarding profit and sustainability (PSR), the Premier League has decided to take disciplinary action against both teams. In the meantime, Manchester City has been waiting in the background since the beginning.

City is currently being investigated for allegedly breaking 115 laws pertaining to Financial Fair Play. These rules cover the time period between 2009 and 2018, and they are being investigated by the city itself. Richard Masters, the chief executive of the Premier League, has stated once again that the inquiry being conducted by City is completely different from the investigations being conducted by Everton and Forest. During the current season, the two clubs have been penalized with a total of ten points (which was reduced to six after an appeal) and four points, respectively; however, City’s case encompasses a longer time period and involves a greater number of charges.

Masters said earlier this season that an undetermined date has been set for City’s hearing, which is supposedly going to take place later in the year 2024. However, there are other media agencies that have reported that the hearing won’t take place until the beginning of the year 2025.

And Masters, while addressing at a press conference for European Leagues in London a month ago, indicated that the hearing into City’s case will take place in the “near future.” The CEO of the Premier League did not provide a stated date.

The date has been decided, so we are unable to comment on the case at this time. At some point in the not too distant future, the situation will be resolved on its own.

The charges were brought to City and made public in February of 2023, when they were first brought to my attention. The English champions were accused of failing to provide “a true and fair view of the club’s financial position,” according to the Premier League.

A ban from the European Football Association (UEFA) had been handed down Manchester City in the year 2020 when it was discovered that the club had violated the financial regulations of the European footballing body. However, the court of arbitration for sport overturned the penalty.

During the month of November 2023, Everton was handed a deduction of ten points; however, in February of current year, that deduction was lowered to six points. The Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) were allegedly violated by Leicester City, which led to the club being charged with the offense.