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    Marcus Rashford fined after he admits speeding in his £670k Mercedes and slapped with 6 points

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    MARCUS Rashford has been hit with a fine after admitting speeding in his £670,000 motor.The Man Utd ace, 25, was behind the wheel of his Mercedes G VRM in Manchester city centre when he exceeded the 20mph limit.
    Marcus Rashford has admitted speeding in his flash motorCredit: PA
    Rashford admitted the offence and was fined £574 at Manchester Magistrates Court.
    He was also handed six points on his licence following the incident in May last year.
    Last month it was revealed he’d sold his Mercedes after it appeared back on the market for half the £670,000 he paid for it.
    He used to drive the fancy motor regularly to Manchester United’s training ground at Carrington.
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    Rashford recently splashed out more than £280,000 on a McLaren 765 Long Tail sports car and a £390,000 Black Badge Cullinan Rolls Royce.
    It comes after the England star scored his 11th Premier League goal of the season against Leeds yesterday.
    Rashford has now netted 20 goals in total for Utd this season in all competitions.
    It means the striker has now scored in six consecutive Premier League home games.
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    He is the first Man Utd player to achieve that feat since Rooney managed it in April 2012.
    His agent was contacted for comment.
    Rashford scored his 11th Premier League goal yesterdayCredit: Reuters More

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      Ballon d’Or winner’s son kept identity secret from scouts but still blew them out the water during trial

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      A BARCELONA legend’s son kept his real identity under wraps fearing scouts would treat him favourably and still aced his trial.Joao Mendes, 17, pulled that gutsy move off at the tender age of 13 when he was trying his luck out at Cruzeiro.
      Joao Mendes, the son of a Barcelona legend, kept his identity a secret during a trialCredit: Youtube – Cruzeiro
      According to Globo Esporte, Mendes “charmed the scouts”, who had no idea about his former Ballon d’Or winner dad.
      The young striker then embarked on a promising career hoping to emulate his old man, who also stood out for Brazil.
      Have you worked out who the father is? Here’s some more clues, he also played for Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan…
      It’s of course none other than Ronaldinho, one of the sport’s most entertaining footballers ever.
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      Mendes is now looking to emulate the 42-year-old and started out in Cruzeiro’s youth system after his secret trial.
      The Brazilian also spent time in the academy of Ronaldinho’s former club Flamengo as well as Vasco da Gama beforehand.
      The talented teenager left Cruzeiro after four seasons and was a free agent for almost a year,
      But then Mendes earned a trial at Barcelona, where Ronaldinho played his best football from 2003 until 2008.
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      Joao Mendes is the son of Barcelona and Brazil legend RonaldinhoCredit: Corbis – Getty
      Joao Mendes is looking to emulate Ronaldinho’s stunning careerCredit: https://www.instagram.com/_mendesjoao_/?hl=en
      But it didn’t work out the same way it did at Cruzeiro as he struggled at Barcelona’s Under-19 side.
      However, the Blaugrana’s president Joan Laporta, who has a strong relationship with Ronaldinho, asked the coaching staff to extend his trial.
      Mendes took advantage of that final chance as he managed to pull it together and earned a Barcelona contract soon after.
      Ronaldinho is also around at the Nou Camp as he works as an ambassador for the club. More

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      Ex-Prem star Peter Ndlovu ‘cannot afford maintenance demand for two kids’ – as he’s shelling out for 11 more

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      FORMER Premier League star Peter Ndlovu has told a court he cannot afford a maintenance demand for two kids — because he is already shelling out for 11 more.The Zimbabwe striker, who spent six top-flight seasons with Coventry City, said: “I have 13 children, including these.”
      Peter Ndlovu said ‘I have 13 children, including these’Credit: PA:Empics Sport
      He said he had no contact with them, adding: “I was not informed by the respondent about the pregnancies or the subsequent births.”
      Ndlovu, 49 — who also played for Birmingham, Huddersfield and Sheffield United — is manager of South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.
      The mum wanted £1,420 a month.
      But Johannesburg High Court ruled he should pay her £568 a month.
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      The ex-player insisted he had no contact with the two children in question, and no relationship with their mother since their conception.
      He told the court: “As a result of these encounters, two minor children were born between the respondent and me.
      “I was not informed by the respondent about the pregnancies or the subsequent births of our children.
      “The last I heard of the children was when she instituted maintenance proceedings against me in 2016.
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      “There is no communication between the respondent and me. We share no relationship and there is no contact between us.” More

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      If Man City are guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules they should be kicked out – but don’t hold your breath

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      YOU’D think that to be accused of cheating would be the worst that could happen in sport.And that you would be kicked out and treated as a pariah.
      The Premier League has charged Manchester City with 115 counts of breaking the league’s financial rulesCredit: Reuters
      Man City manager Pep GuardiolaCredit: PA
      Well, let’s see what happens to Manchester City.
      After a long and painstaking investigation, the Premier League has charged City with 115 counts of breaking the league’s financial rules.
      In short, the Premier League is accusing Manchester City of false accounting.
      Of overvaluing the amounts of money they got in from sponsorship deals and other legitimate sources of revenue.
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      And undervaluing their costs.
      In other words lying, over a long period of time, about how much money they had and how much they were spending.
      This is called cheating.
      All the teams in the Premier League — and in the lower divisions — must abide by Financial Fair Play rules.
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      This governs what percentage of their income can be spent on wages and transfers and so on.
      It ensures the books are balanced.
      And its purpose is to stop clubs going out of business by spending beyond their means.
      In short, if you haven’t got a pot to p**s in, you can’t buy Kylian Mbappe.
      It’s pretty straightforward.
      But it’s not straightforward the way Manchester City have been doing it, allegedly.
      And if they’ve not been honest about their income and expenditure, it means they have been given a huge advantage over clubs that have abided by the rules.
      There is a suggestion Manchester City could be kicked out of the league.
      Well, that would be a start, if they’re guilty. But don’t hold your breath.
      CLEAR OFF
      Because no matter how seriously the authorities say they take Financial Fair Play, the truth is that the big clubs always seem to get away with it.
      Already, Manchester City’s bosses are marshalling a whole army of expensive lawyers.
      They say they will fight the Premier League every step of the way.
      These legal battles could go on for years and years.
      They will probably still be in court when Alf-Inge Haaland is collecting his free bus pass.
      In the meantime, City will carry on just the way they’ve always carried on.
      This, surely, is wrong. If City disagree with the Premier League’s rules, they are perfectly at liberty to clear off out of the league.
      But while in it, they must abide.
      That means, at the least, a complete embargo on transfers until this business is sorted out.
      That should concentrate the minds a little at the Etihad Stadium.
      I don’t say any of this because I hate Manchester City.
      I mean, obviously I do hate Manchester City, but no more than I hate, say, Arsenal or Leeds United.
      I’m a Millwall fan. We hate everyone.
      No, I say it because for too long now, under the league’s rules, teams that do the right thing are penalised, and somehow the big guns always wriggle out of accusations of rule-breaking.
      Which makes a mockery of the whole thing.
      The Premier League should act tough with City.
      No spending at all until the charges are heard in court, which they will be.
      And if the verdict is guilty as charged? Out of the league.
      Well done, Your Worship
      ATTENDANCES at Church of England services continue to plummet.
      More and more people who would call themselves Christian find the Church of England an utter irrelevance.
      But at last the bishops are doing something about it.
      Yes, they are reviewing the Bible for its gender-biased language.
      Well done, Your Worship.
      That’ll bring them flooding back.

      AID BY ENEMY
      THE footage of those earthquakes on the Syria/Turkey border is heart-breaking.
      As if that area hasn’t been through enough turmoil and misery . . . 
      Israel has so far dispatched 380 men from the Israel Defense Forces to help after the Turkey/Syria earthquakeCredit: Reuters
      The first country to respond to the disaster, by sending hundreds of expert helpers?
      Israel, which has so far dispatched 380 men from the Israel Defense Forces.
      Never mind that the Turkish government hates Israel, and Syria is still at war with it.
      DID POLLY HIT A NERVE BY WADING INTO WATERS?
      POLLY SAMSON, the wife of Pink Floyd star David Gilmour, has tweeted her observations on the band’s former member Roger Waters.
      She said: “You are anti-Semitic to your rotten core.
      Dave Gilmour’s wife Polly Samson has tweeted her observations on the band’s former member Roger WatersCredit: Getty
      Polly said of Roger: ‘You are anti-Semitic to your rotten core’Credit: Getty
      “Also a Putin apologist and a lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching,misogynistic, sick-with-envy, megalomaniac.
      “Enough of your nonsense.”
      Mr Waters, of course, begs to differ and denies all charges.
      Maybe Polly hit a nerve. Incidentally, with the possible exceptions of U2 and Coldplay, has there ever been a more overrated band in the history of rock music than Pink Floyd?
      WELSH SHOW SENSE
      HUGE respect to the Welsh rugby fans.
      Their team may be utterly useless, but the supporters did their country proud.
      The Welsh Rugby Union has banned the song Delilah but Tom Jones is going to sing itCredit: WNS
      The Welsh Rugby Union people banned the song Delilah.
      Because it is about a bloke who kills his lover. Can’t have songs about that.
      But the Welsh fans belted it out in a magnificent show of defiance.
      And now Tom Jones is going to sing Delilah for the first time in 20 years at a show in Wales.
      That’s the way to treat these stupid, po-faced author-ities. Iechyd da!
      Rishi’s reshuffle
      THEY have been moving the deck-chairs around on the Titanic again.
      This is Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet reshuffle.
      OK, I like the idea of Michelle Donelan heading a beefed-up Science and Technology department.
      It’s good to see the excellent Kemi Bad-enoch promoted.
      But for as long as Jeremy Hunt is the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Tories are going to lose the next election.
      Heavily.

      SAM IS RECIPE FOR JOY
      APPARENTLY, 42 per cent of us can’t remember the last time we laughed.
      What a depressing statistic. I have no such problem.
      Sam Smith’s latest music video made Rod laughCredit: YOUTUBE
      I laughed like a drain when I saw Sam Smith’s last video.
      I also laughed when I saw a gobby, annoying child in a restaurant fall over flat on his face.
      And I laugh every time Nicola Sturgeon opens her mouth.
      It may be a dry, bitter, mirthless cackle – but it’s still a laugh, isn’t it?
      We all need to rediscover the joy of revelling in other people’s misfortunes.
      Put the smile back on to the face of Great Britain.
      ACTION IF IZZY WINS
      HEROINE of the week is South London mum Izzy Montague.
      She is suing the school attended by her young son because she claims they forced him to go on a LGBT march.
      The kid was FOUR YEARS OLD.
      The headteacher of Heavers Farm Primary also banned Izzy from visiting the school, saying that the staff did not feel safe when she was there.
      Scores of parents objected to their kids being taken on the march, incidentally.
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      That’s because they think children not much older than toddlers were being force-fed propaganda.
      If Izzy wins her battle, the head of the school should be sacked.  More

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      Premier League’s case against Man City over 115 FFP breaches could take FOUR YEARS for verdict, says top sports lawyer

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      THE Premier League’s case against Manchester City’s could take as many as FOUR YEARS to resolve, according to top sports lawyers. Man City were charged with 115 breaches of financial rules earlier this week in bombshell accusations launched by the Premier League.
      It’s been a long week for City boss Pep GuardiolaCredit: Getty
      The outcomes could be severe for Pep Guardiola’s side with the stripping of titles and points deductions potential punishments on the table.
      Whatever happens, respected sports lawyer Nick De Marco KC said it could take quite a while to play out.
      De Marco, who has represented Mike Ashley at Newcastle and been involved in Derby and Sheffield Wednesday’s financial fair play cases, believes the whole situation could drag out on until 2027.
      He added to The Times: “I worked on the Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday financial fair play cases, both of which involved two charges over about two years and took about a year and a half from charges to the end.
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      “I would not be surprised if these proceedings took considerably longer given there are apparently 115 charges covering a period of 14 years.”
      Meanwhile, Stefan Borson, chief executive and general counsel of Watchstone Group plc, told the same publication he also doubted the case would be speedily addressed.
      He said: “These allegations appear to be about as serious as they get for a company and its board of directors.
      “The seriousness of these allegations is likely to mean it will be a long time before the disciplinary process can be completed — I would not be at all surprised if it took in excess of two years.”
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      City will have to defend themselves against numerous charges
      City are under investigation for alleged breaches between 2009 and 2018, a period in which the club won the league three times.
      They have repeatedly denied the charges and said they were “surprised” by the Premier League’s findings in a brief statement.
      The club has hired Boris Johnson’s Partygate lawyer as they look to beef up their legal team for what will likely be an extraordinary battle in the courts.
      Following a long and difficult week off the pitch, Man City host Unai Emery’s Aston Villa on Sunday. More

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      Who is Lord Pannick KC? Man City lawyer who has previously worked for The Queen

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      MANCHESTER CITY are already looking at fighting their battle against the Premier League with full force. City have been hit with over 100 charges relating to alleged financial breaches over a number of years.
      Lord Pannick KC has reportedly been hired by Manchester CityCredit: EPA
      The club deny wrongdoing but could face severe punishments if they allegations are proven.
      The Lawyer report that City are now drafting in the biggest names from the legal professional to help defend their case.
      Respected lawyer Lord Pannick KC has been hired by the club as they look to clear their name.
      Who is Lord Pannick KC?
      Lord Pannick KC has two degrees from Oxford University and is known as one of the UK’s most respected lawyers.
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      He specialises on Public Law, Human Rights and Constitutional Law and has undertaken very high-profile cases during his career.
      His clients include The Queen, winning jan injunction in the High Court to stop publishing of allegations about her home life.
      Lord Pannick has previously advised Boris Johnson over allegations that he partied in Downing Street during lockdown.
      It is also likely to be costly for Man City as Lord Pannick could reportedly be paid £80,000 a day, or £400,000 a week, should the case come to trial and he was to be working full-time.
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      This wage would equal what star player Kevin De Bruyne is paid by the club.
      Lord Pannick is reported to typically charge around £5,000 an hour for his services and even at that wage he would be pocketing more than all but seven of City’s players. More

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      Premier League rivals demand Man City be RELEGATED if found guilty of staggering 100-plus FFP rule breaches

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      PREMIER LEAGUE rivals are demanding Manchester City are RELEGATED if found guilty of a staggering 100-plus breaches of FFP rules.The Etihad outfit were left stunned as top-flight chiefs dumped the unprecedented charges after a four-year probe into the club’s financial affairs.
      Premier League club chiefs are demanding that Manchester City get relegated if they are found guiltyCredit: Reuters

      City were accused of a series of financial dodges between 2009 and 2018 including:
      Hiding the true source of the club’s funding
      Declaring only part of salaries to players and former boss Roberto Mancini
      Breaching Uefa AND Premier League financial fair play regulations.
      Deliberately obstructing the Prem investigation since it was opened in December 2018, including during this season.

      And while angry City insisted they would be “vindicated”, Premier League clubs are demanding blood and a swift verdict AND punishment before the end of the season.
      One club chief said: “If these charges are proven there must be proper punishment – and the only fitting one is for them to be relegated.
      “We’re talking about a decade of alleged abuses and want the Premier League to do the right thing.”
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      The decision to bring 30 charges detailing 115 alleged breaches of regulations – and signed off by the League board including chief executive Richard Masters – came out of the sky blue for City chiefs who only knew it was coming in a telephone call to chief exec Ferran Soriano from Prem bosses, timed to coincide with the public release.
      Of the allegations, the biggest group accused City of failing to provide “accurate financial information” giving a “true and fair” picture of the club’s financial picture between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.

      City are accused of obscuring the true source of millions of pounds in revenues.
      That money, claimed to have been legitimate sponsorship earnings from Gulf-based companies including Etihad Airways and investment giants Aabar is alleged to have actually directly from the club’s owners, Abu Dhabi United Group.
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      Manchester City’s financial charges
      City are also accused of effectively paying Mancini through two separate accounts – the official £1.45m salary through the club’s books and the remaining £1.75m via Sheikh Mansour’s Abu Dhabi club, Al Jazira.
      Another set of charges allege City failed to “include full details of player remuneration” – wages – for a six-year period starting in 2010-11.
      City are then accused of breaching League rules by flouting Uefa Financial Fair Play regulations – the allegations which initially brought the club a two-year Champions league ban in 2020 before that verdict was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
      Premier League legal beaks also laid charges that City had broken the League’s “profitability and sustainability” regulations for three seasons up to 2017-18.
      And perhaps most serious were the final set of charges, claiming that the club had “failed to cooperate” from “December 2018 to date” with the Prem investigation, including by not “providing documents and information in the utmost good faith”.

      Furious City hit back with a hard-hitting response in which the club said it was “surprised” by the charges, “particularly given the extensive engagement and vast amount of detailed materials the Premier League has been provided with.
      City added: “The club welcomes the review of this matter by an independent commission, to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence that exists in support of its position.
      “As such, we look forward to this matter being put to rest once and for all.”
      Privately, City believe the Premier League was bounced into the decision by the looming publication of the Government’s White paper which will set up an Independent Regulator for football.
      The club feels League chiefs briefed out the announcement to put them on the back foot before the mid-morning ambush but remains adamant the process will end with City entirely in the clear.
      City have until February 23 to respond to the charges, by which time leading KC Murray Rosen, head of the League’s Judicial Panel, will have confirmed the make-up of the three-member commission, which will be headed by a senior lawyer.
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      While the Premier League could not give a timescale last night, that could allow a hearing by as early as next month, although both parties would be entitled to ask for an appeal panel to hear the evidence again if the verdict went against them.
      But rival clubs are pushing for a rapid “trial” as they want any punishment in place for this season rather than City being allowed to drag the matter out. More

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      Exeter City star Jevani Brown, 28, charged with assaulting a woman as club suspends him from play

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      EXETER City striker Jevani Brown has been suspended from play after he was charged with assaulting a woman.Brown, 28, is now set to face court after he was charged with assault by beating.
      Jevani Brown has been dropped after he was charged with assaulting a womanCredit: Rex
      The club’s top striker has now been dropped by Exeter.
      Police were called out to the Queens Street area of Exeter city centre during the early hours of February 2, following reports that a woman had been assaulted.
      Officers then made an arrest. Brown, who has played for Jamaica, has now been charged with assault by beating.
      The club shared a statement on social media which read: “Exeter City Football Club is aware of the charge made against Jevani Brown.
      “As this is a legal matter, we are unable to make any comment until legal proceedings have been concluded.
      “He will not be selected to play during this period.”
      A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Police were called to Queens Street, Exeter in the early hours of Thursday 2 February following reports of a female having been assaulted in the area.
      “Officers attended and an arrest was made.
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      “Police have since charge a man in connection to this incident.Jevani Jason Brown, aged 28, originally from Luton but currently residing in Exeter, has been charged with assault by beating.
      “He has been released on bail and is due to appear before Exeter Magistrates Court on Thursday 16 February.”
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      What financial breaches have Man City been charged with, could they be relegated, when will we know the outcome?

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      MANCHESTER CITY are in trouble. But what are the allegations against them?The Premier League have accused the club of multiple breaches of financial and other rules over a nine-year period from 2009-2018 and then failing to cooperate with a League probe for the past FOUR years.
      Manchester City have been accused of multiple financial breachesCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      In total there are 32 separate charges adding up to 113 alleged breaches of League rules.
      What does that mean, though?
      In simple terms, the club stands accused of not providing “accurate financial information” that gave a “true and fair” picture regarding City’s revenues, actual salary payments to players and managerial staff deals with sponsors.
      That’s serious, right?
      Absolutely. Deadly serious. And it could have huge repercussions for the club.
      League legal chiefs believe City hid the true source of their revenues by claiming they were from sponsors when in fact they were funded by the club’s Abu Dhabi owners. 
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      City are also accused of paying a significant part of former boss Roberto Mancini’s salary through a Abu Dhabi shell company and hiding that fact.
      In another section of the charge, City are said to have not given full details of player wages.
      The club stands accused of breaching Uefa FFP rules for five seasons and Prem “profitability and sustainability” regulations over three seasons.
      And perhaps most seriously, City are said to have failed to give full information to Prem legal investigators over FOUR years since the probe began in December 2018.
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      How did we get here in the first place?
      The investigation into City’s finances was sparked by reports by the German investigative magazine Der Spiegel which accused City of hiding millions in funding from the club’s owners, Abu Dhabi United Group, under the guise of legitimate sponsorship earnings from Gulf-based companies including Etihad Airways and investment giants Aabar.
      City consistently criticised the “illegal hacking and out of context publication of City emails” but the allegations saw Uefa conduct its own inquiry which saw the club banned from European competition for two years in February 2020.

      But that ban was overturned, wasn’t it?
      It was. City lawyers successfully argued at the Court of Arbitration for Sport that the Uefa charges were brought too late and were not legitimately levied against them. CAS did fine City £9m for failing to cooperate with the Uefa inquiry.
      Will City take the same approach now?
      The club’s bullish statement suggested it will be a full-on and aggressive defence, citing the club’s “irrefutable evidence” and describing the “surprise” at the Prem charges. But it is understood there are no time limitations for alleged breaches of League rules.
      That was prompted following the publishing of leaked documents by German website Der Spiegel.

      And what could the punishment be – if City are found guilty, of course?
      Anything from a slap on the wrist and a fine to enforced relegation or even expulsion from the Prem. Points deductions could also be in place, whether just for this season or spread over the years in which the offences were allegedly committed.
      What could the punishment be – if City are found guilty, of course?
      The ONLY time a Prem club has had points deducted was in 1997 when Middlesbrough were stripped of three points for failing to complete their fixture at Blackburn, a  decision which ultimately relegated the Teesiders.
      Since then, League chiefs have baulked at applying similar penalties and the independent commission into the Carlos Tevez affair in 2006 ruled that while West Ham deserved to lose points, it would have been unfair on their fans as it would have guaranteed relegation. 
      Retrospective points lost would be different but would open up City to massive compensation claims totalling millions from the clubs who would have finished above them in those seasons – a one-point deduction in 2015-16, for example, would have seen Manchester United leapfrog City into fourth and a £40m-plus Champions League windfall.
      City, currently second in the table, face possible punishments including a points deduction, transfer bans, spending limits and even expulsion from the league and stripping of previous titles.
      In the period concerned, the reigning Prem champions won three titles – in the 2011-12, 2013-14 and 2017-18 seasons.
      It is not known what would happen to those titles, and whether they would be awarded to the runners-up, if City face the toughest possible sanction.
      If the league title is simply handed to the second placed side, Man Utd could pick up two more titles – from the 2011-12 and the 2017-18 seasons. Liverpool finished second in 2013-14 and could stand to be awarded that trophy.
      However, it is also possible if City are stripped that the titles will go unassigned.
      In the last case of a major team being expelled from a league, Italian giants Juventus were booted from Serie A over the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal.
      They won both the 2004-05 and 2005-06 titles but were downgraded to last place in the latter season and relegated to Serie B.
      Inter Milan were awarded the 2005-06 title, but the previous season’s trophy remains unassigned.
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      So when will we know what the outcome is?
      That is still unclear but there will be huge pressure on the Prem to hold the hearing swiftly and announce the result before the end of the season.
      City would have the right of appeal but only to a Prem appeals panel and not, this time, to CAS. More