Explaining Man City's £900m 'sham' finances

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<p>Manchester City have been found guilty of artificially inflating their revenues and reducing costs via &quot;sham payments&quot; in the verdict reached by an independent regulatory commission investigating the charges brought against them by the Premier League.</p><br><p>Kate Mason is joined by The Athletic&#39;s senior news reporter Matt Slater, at the European Football Clubs general assembly in Copenhagen as well as former England goalkeeper Rob Green to react to the statements released by both the Premier League and Man City.</p><br><p>The Athletic&#39;s football finance writer Chris Weatherspoon also breaks down the nature of the &quot;sham&quot; payments as outlined by the commission as well as the extent of the owner funding within Man City&#39;s ownership group.</p><br><p>Our Man City correspondent Sam Lee also joins to discuss City&#39;s stance, as the club continue to insist on their innocence and well as saying they will &quot;pursue the appeal avenues open&quot; to them.</p><br><p>Host: Kate Mason</p><p>With: Matt Slater, Rob Green, Chris Weatherspoon and Sam Lee</p><p>Executive Producer: Guy Clarke</p><p>Producer: Xavi Bird</p><p>Videographer: Liam Warburton</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>