Gary is an experienced football journalist who has written for, among many others, BBC Sport and The Metro, and is now the editor of ReadEverton.com. He leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis as part of the dave.sport network. He also writes for ReadManCity.com, ReadMotorsport and ReadNorwich within the same network. When not writing, he enjoys a nice cold pint of Guinness and trips to the cinema ... not always at the same time.
City’s Premier League rivals reportedly believe a punishment resulting in just one season outside the top flight would not be sufficient following the independent commission’s guilty verdict. Executives at several clubs have told The Guardian that a points deduction large enough to relegate City to the Championship for one campaign would not go far enough. […]
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he would be “really concerned” if Manchester City’s owners decided to sell the club following the independent commission’s guilty verdict. Burnham praised the wider contribution made by City’s ownership to Manchester and said he hoped that relationship would continue. His comments have prompted a fierce response from football writer […]
Former City chairman David Bernstein has called for the club’s current directors to resign following the independent commission’s guilty verdict. Bernstein’s intervention leads Wednesday’s Man City news and talking points, with Pep Guardiola offering a very different response and Football Leaks founder Rui Pinto claiming he still possesses unpublished material relating to the club. City, […]
Football Leaks founder Rui Pinto has claimed he still possesses a significant amount of unpublished material relating to Manchester City following the Premier League commission’s verdict. Pinto, whose Football Leaks disclosures led to extensive reporting on Man City’s financial affairs, issued a statement after the independent commission found the club guilty of serious breaches of […]
City supporters have two players to watch in the early hours of Thursday as Enzo Fernandez and Geronimo Rulli could feature for Argentina against Bolivia. The Man City pair are part of Lionel Scaloni’s squad for the international window, with Argentina beginning a run of three home friendlies at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in […]
Pep Guardiola has broken his silence following City’s guilty verdict, declaring that he remains firmly behind his former club. The former Man City manager issued his first public response on Wednesday, a day after the Premier League published the findings of the independent commission. Guardiola left City in the summer after 10 years in charge […]
An in-depth analysis of the Man City Premier League verdict, detailing the commission’s 40-page report, the evidence, and the club’s planned appeal.
Ferran Soriano confirms a Man City appeal against financial breach guilty verdicts, describing the Premier League ruling as a conspiracy theory.
An in-depth look at the independent commission’s ruling against Man City, revealing £830m in tagged sponsorship funds and the ‘sham’ findings.
It’s official! The Premier League has confirmed that an independent commission has found City guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of its financial rules over a nine-season period. The announcement, published on Tuesday, ends several days of uncertainty after reports of the commission’s findings first emerged on Friday. City have responded by maintaining […]
Rayan Cherki and Gianluigi Donnarumma provided City’s international interest on Monday night, with both enjoying victories before another large group of players potentially feature today. Cherki had a hand in France’s late winner against Belgium, while Donnarumma captained Italy to their first Nations League victory of the campaign. There could be considerably more City involvement […]
Rayan Cherki played a part in France’s late winner against Belgium on Monday night after coming off the bench in Brussels. Gianluigi Donnarumma also enjoyed a better second Nations League outing, captaining Italy as they responded to their opening defeat by beating Turkiye 4-1. Cherki involved in late France winner Cherki started France’s opening victory […]
