The Manchester City Financial Fair Play case remains unresolved two weeks after the Premier League independent commission’s findings were published, with the sanctions hearing and appeal process still working through the next legal steps.
That is the current state of play in a case that has become unusually large and legally complex. Kaveh Solhekol, Sky Sports News Chief Correspondent, has described it as “the biggest scandal in the history of English football.”
Where the case stands now
The key point is that the Premier League and Manchester City are still moving through the procedural stages that follow the commission’s findings. The case is not finished, and the available legal routes are still being used by both sides.
A 42-day hearing in 2024 heard evidence before the same three-person panel, underlining just how significant and detailed the process has been. The fact that the sanctions hearing and appeal remain unresolved means the outcome is still some way from being settled.
What happens next?
At this stage, the central issue is timing. The Premier League independent commission’s findings have already been published, but the sanctions process has not yet reached its conclusion. That leaves Manchester City and the Premier League continuing to work through the next legal steps.
For now, the case is defined less by a final punishment than by its scale, its complexity and the fact that both sides appear prepared to follow every available procedural option before it is over.
