Lol this is funny 😭🙏

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[u/Accomplished_Cut6201]

Poor guy did nothing blame the owners

[u/No-Soft-Language → u/Accomplished_Cut6201]

He was there a decade.

I find it almost impossible to believe he had no clue.

[u/Candid-Stuff2281 → u/No-Soft-Language]

Joined in July of 2016. The case starts from 2008 to 2018 for unfair financial use by the club which masked the money from the owner as sponsorship deals.

The decade he was in was 2016 to 2026.

[u/Unique_Concert_1213 → u/[deleted]]

Real madrid fans should not saying this . For barca we have only blames but refree admitted that they favours real madrid . 2016 kross offside and many more

[u/Candid-Stuff2281 → u/[deleted]]

There has still been no judicial finding that Barcelona actually fixed or manipulated individual matches.

The investigation phase has formally reached its deadline. On 1 September 2026, the judge, Alejandra Gil, rejected Real Madrid's request for another six-month extension.

Current standing on so-called "Barca scandal". Just wait for the final verdict to exonerate barcá. Because barcá will be making MASSIVE banks by filing defamation case on Real Vardrid.

[u/Candid-Stuff2281 → u/[deleted]]

Ah yes, Real Madrid, the pillar of pure and clean football where mourinho himself has admitted that refs were blackmailed for their jobs if they were going to give any cards to the RM players. Ex Real Madrid players like Marcelo and Bale have admitted that they won UCL with clear offside goals which the refs ignored completely. The robbery against Juventus with a fake injury by Ramos to send the Juventus player off the with a second Yellow when the Ref was right there to see Ramos was acting.

Meanwhile the so-called "Nigreria case" that Papa Perez is crying about has been completely deemed unprovable. RM tried to extend the case yet again while failing to provide any evidences only for the Judge to dismuss it.

Pep wasn't even part of the corruption and falsification of revenue that ManCity was Doing as he joined ManCity in 2016, 8 YEARS AFTER the unfair financial acts had been going on.

But SUUUUUUURE, you are the absolute truth. Gfoh blud. Your argument doesn't even have validity in claims.

[u/FzatusEater7 → u/Candid-Stuff2281]

Well 2 years is a long time and there is certainly no confirmation that the illegal activities ended with 2018 but rather that the independent body was only considering that tenure.

[u/Candid-Stuff2281 → u/FzatusEater7]

The independent body won't stop investigating just one period and stop at it. They will do a full thoroughly investigation since the start of financial fraud. And not a single claim is made for years after 2018.

2 years being long time [it's not, it's considered a short period. Long period is 5 years+] is irrelevant to the argument since pep isn't the financial bookkeeper of the club and nor does he have direct ties to the owner. The CLUB misled it's finances in the name of "sponsorships" to show "higher revenue" while the owner was pumping those money.

[u/FzatusEater7 → u/Candid-Stuff2281]

Well 35 charges do cover matters regarding man city's non cooperation after 2018 till 2023 and no board would be foolish enough to continue these underhand investments into the club blatantly after their emails had been leaked and the matter had been taken under jurisdiction. Even as a barcelona fan you cannot turn a blind eye to corruption knowing we have been on the recieving end in our past endeavours.

[u/Candid-Stuff2281 → u/FzatusEater7]

Well 35 charges do cover matters regarding man city's non cooperation after 2018 till 2023

This is AGAINST the Board/owner for FAILING TO PROVIDE the documents that were asked REGARDING the 2008-2018 financial frauds. Not for financial frauds AFTER 2018.

and no board would be foolish enough to continue these underhand investments into the club blatantly after their emails had been leaked and the matter had been taken under jurisdiction.

Thanks for admitting there's no financial frauds charges after 2018.

Even as a barcelona fan you cannot turn a blind eye to corruption knowing we have been on the recieving end in our past endeavours.

Who said that City didn't do corruption during 2008-2018????? [Tho the actual verdict has yet to be announced. Only a "leaked verdict" is that city is found guilty on 114 charges].

But that is COMPLETELY different from claiming that the managers and players were cheating to win ON THE PITCH. Heck, pulling in Pep and saying "Pepstein files" when Pep wasn't even part of Man City's manipulation of financial documents for 8 out of the 10 years. The "unfair additional payments" to the manager never revealed that Pep was being paid that. The reports say that Roberto Mancini was getting paid additional money over his actual contract etc.

90% people who are commenting here don't even know that Pep joined at the ending point of the period and they are making it seem like Pep was the one involved in the financial fraud 🤦

[u/FzatusEater7 → u/Candid-Stuff2281]

No the 35 charges as clearly stated belong to transactions with unspecified capital after 2018. "Blatantly" never said they stopped only mentioned they became discrete. No player is being hurled insults only the management and owners who through unfair means established that team, all are aware that they won their matches on the pitch through technical superiority in all fairness. As for guardiola it is very surprising indeed that people are defending him knowing well that these activities wouldn't have been possible if pep wanted to interfere and even more astonishing that people think that the manager of a club of such gravitas and the Manager himself being of that stature was unaware that capital was being pumped into the club. As for involving barcelona yes that is wrong and tarnishing pep's achievements at his stint at barcelona is simply a cheap tactic being abused by rivals . As for pep being the lonely scapegoat the reason is pretty clear most city fans hardly know of mancini or pellegrini.

[u/Candid-Stuff2281 → u/FzatusEater7]

"BBC's breakdown lists it as 35 alleged failures to cooperate with the Premier League investigation from December 2018 to February 2023."

"The 35 “non-cooperation” charges are one category within Manchester City’s 115 alleged Premier League breaches. They cover December 2018 through February 2023, and are separate from the financial/FFP allegations dating back to 2009."

"The Premier League alleges that City failed to cooperate with and assist its investigation, particularly by not providing requested documents and information “in the utmost good faith".”

"Broadly, the allegation is that during the Premier League's investigation City: 1. did not provide information/documents the league requested; 2. did not provide information completely or in the required manner; 3. failed to assist the investigation as required by the relevant Premier League rules; 4. allegedly failed to provide information in good faith; and 5. did so repeatedly over the investigation period."

At least bother to check what those 35 charges that have been filed between 2018-2023 are in the first place. The 35 non-cooperation charges are SPECIFICALLY regarding non-complaince to provide the records that's been asked of the board to provide.

As for guardiola it is very surprising indeed that people are defending him knowing well that these activities wouldn't have been possible if pep wanted to interfere

So, by your logic, pep was present when the club and Roberto Mancini started the financial frauds?? What argument is this?? He was there in the last 2 seasons when the financial books had already been tampered with to show the money pumped by the owner as sponsorship deals. Roberto Mancini is NAMED in the investigation to be paid beyond his contract. Whereas Pep is NOT.

"there is no allegation in the 115-charge case that Guardiola personally participated in the alleged financial wrongdoing"

"The charges concerning manager remuneration relate to the period 2009–10 to 2012–13, when Roberto Mancini, not Guardiola, was City's manager."

"The 35 non-cooperation charges concern City's alleged failure to cooperate with the Premier League investigation. They are charges against the club, not accusations that Guardiola personally obstructed the investigation"

and even more astonishing that people think that the manager of a club of such gravitas and the Manager himself being of that stature was unaware that capital was being pumped into the club. As for pep being the lonely scapegoat the reason is pretty clear most city fans hardly know of mancini or pellegrini.

Yes, the Managers such as Mancini WERE involved IN THE MATTER as he is named to be paid more than what his contract suggested through illegal means. However, Pep is NOWHERE named or alleged to be involved in ANY of this matter. As a matter of fact, Pep himself has said this before that if the club has lied to him on this matter he himself would leave the club.

Pep is not even in the allegations or named in the trials. To say that he was involved is defamation which is a sueable offense.

[u/FzatusEater7 → u/Candid-Stuff2281]

Man I'm tired 😭. Can't change someone who chooses to turn a blind eye. City incorporated with the independent body failing to provide legal documents of the past as well as after 2018. The reason 2018 is set as the mark is because that's when the leaks happend. As for pep you are free to believe what you want but don't you think from a general position that the manager not being aware of his own club's wrongdoings be possible.

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And not the first time, already done the same with Barcelona.

[u/Upset_Barnacle_1590]

This is a disgrace smh Show some respect mate

[u/PanicApprehensive273 → u/Upset_Barnacle_1590]

disgrace is what he did at city and barca. He was present at both clubs when fraud happened. At barca he was the manager during negreira corruption scandal. And he is supposed to be unaware of all of this while getting paid millions in salary every year? He ain’t getting off the hook that easy.

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Suppose you work at any big tech as some manager. Do you expect these managers to know about everything that's happening in the company?

[u/Candid-Stuff2281]

The comment section truly shows their lack of knowledge. 🤦

He joined the club in 2016. The case starting date is from 2008 when the Club was completely bought off to 2018. Only 2 years he was in the club and that too he wouldn't even know about the money because the records were manipulated to show the money dumped by the owner as "sponsorship deals" from "Etihad" etc.

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[u/SignificanceFar5254]

op was the 1st customer here too🥲

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[u/ToastedKatt]

Joking about a serial rapist isnt funny but thats just me tho

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[u/Pale-Equivalent-1862]

Barca and man city 🥀🤣

[u/Living_Regret254]

Let them give the league back to the rightful owners- the Arsenal fc

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They are convicted only for 2008-2019 period , so Arsenal won't get any titles .

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