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I find it bizarre that so many people believe Man City will be getting a simple relegation.
Step back from the Commission’s decision and look at the holistic implication of what it says…
That, over the course of 8 years, Manchester City’s executives and board directors undertook multiple endeavours of systematic cheating on a massive scale, requiring criminal acts involving: false accounting, fraud, and conspiracy to defraud.
The impact was vast and undoubtedly fully corrupted the integrity of the Premier League for over a decade, irreparably damaging the league, its brand, its participants, its partners, and its fans.
Once discovered, they stone-walled, obfuscated and misled regulators, even committing further criminal acts to avoid justice, including: perjury, forgery, and perverting the course of justice.
To action these criminal feats, they needed to have leveraged state powers of the UAE, to which they clearly have full access and control.
And even now, when they have been found guilty, they continue to deny and delay, undertaking as much lawfare as is open to them.
The Commission has a duty to issue sanctions that will protect the ongoing integrity of the league. This is made explicit in precedent.
Relegation, very clearly, does not achieve that objective.
It has always been obvious that the club must be expelled if it is not sold to new, independent owners.
There is no alternative sanction that can protect the league from such malign and powerful actors.
Given the Commission lacks the power to enforce such a sanction, I suspect they refer the matter to the IFR and apply significant sanctions that will keep Man City out of the league long enough for the IFR to act.
Given the Premier League is yet to charge Man City for seasons 2018/19 - 2025/26, that also offers further leverage to ensure the objective is met.
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Almost 75% of Britons view US as serious threat to global peace
Read more 🔗 trib.al/417KKPN
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🚨EXCL: Sanctioning process for PL v Man City #115 has already proceeded.
Parties awaiting the outcome of Man City’s ‘Section X’ appeal, against full publication until after its Section W appeal.
Hearing took place 2 weeks ago. If City unsuccessful, sanctions will be imminent.
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A major investigation has uncovered an Israel-linked, three-year disinformation operation designed to spread Islamophobia, anti-migrant hatred and far-right conspiracy theories across more than 30 countries.
The operation spent £6.12 million generating 800 million advertising exposures across social media platforms.
The UK was among the worst-affected countries, with 154.1 million exposures, followed by France (120.6 million), the US (99.7 million), Italy (76.2 million) and Germany (34.3 million).
These campaigns include claiming that there's an Islamic invasion and Muslim countries are buying European buildings and converting them into mosques.
In the UK, 61% of comments sampled on targeted Facebook adverts expressed support for Islamophobic views.
Think about that. Millions spent deliberately exploiting prejudice, spreading conspiracy theories and turning Muslims into scapegoats and to dehumanise them.
The Nazi regime also ran a massive, state-sponsored propaganda and disinformation campaign.
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“Protect our women and children.” 🤡
Reform councillor George Madgwick has been charged with 35 offences following a police investigation into allegations involving four complainants between 2008 and 2021.
The charges include:
• 12 counts of rape
• Eight counts of actual bodily harm
• Two counts of assault by penetration
• Two counts of sexual assault
• Two counts of controlling and coercive behaviour
• Two counts of making an indecent image of a child
• One count of distributing an indecent image of a child
• One count of stalking
• One count of threats to kill
• One count of false imprisonment
• One count of criminal damage
• One count of theft
• One count of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child
He's is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court on 25 November.
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Increasing number of football executives pushing for investigation into Manchester City for post-2018
But there is debate about it, and it may form a "dilemma"
independent.co.uk/sport/foot…
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I’ve never had a Muslim push their beliefs on me.
You know who has?
Christian nationalists.
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Seem to have made yourself look an absolute cunt, your “funny” post backfired and most people just think you’re a twat. Bravo.
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Brighton were in League One as recently as 2010/11.
They won promotion to the Premier League in 2017 and have since established themselves as a Premier League club, qualified for European football and continued to grow.
Now they’re sitting 3rd after nine games, having beaten Arsenal and Manchester City in recent weeks.
That’s a proper journey. Built over years, not bought overnight.
Unlike those who just want to skip the hard work and jump straight to the top by being lucky enough to be chosen as a nation state’s sportswashing project.
👏👏
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You mean like the Man City team bankrolled by 2 billion?
You’re the team who have won nearly everything the past decade, preventing others from competing.
You’re the establishment.
You’re the cartel.
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