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Carragher Urges Multi-Year Sanctions for Manchester City

Former defender says any penalty must span several seasons to match the scale of the financial breaches

By OddsListing wire desk

· 1 min read

Carragher Urges Multi-Year Sanctions for Manchester City
On this page3 sections
  1. Ruling on Revenue Figures
  2. Call for Extended Penalty
  3. Anfield Return Looms

Ruling on Revenue Figures

An independent commission determined that Manchester City inflated revenue by more than £830 million, equivalent to $1.08 billion, across nine seasons from 2009-10 through 2017-18. The club has appealed the finding that these actions breached Premier League rules.

Call for Extended Penalty

Jamie Carragher argued that any punishment should last three to five years rather than a single-season points deduction. He noted that a large points penalty might only relegate the team temporarily before it returns, and that a longer ban would better reflect the duration of the violations.

Anfield Return Looms

Manchester City face Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend. Stuart Pearce said the electric atmosphere at Anfield will energize the opposition and that City must channel the same intensity to their advantage in every remaining fixture.

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