Man City likely to argue £830m sponsorship funds came from Abu Dhabi government not owners in appeal

Sky Sports News reports on an independent commission's finding that Manchester City broke Premier League financial rules by disguising £830.69m of owner funding as sponsorship income between 2009 and 2018. The video says City's lawyers argued at a 2024 hearing that the funding came from the Abu Dhabi government, an explanation the commission rejected as concocted after the event. Manchester City is majority owned by Newton Investment and Development LLC, linked to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The club continues to deny wrongdoing and plans to appeal before Friday's deadline. The video is a news update and does not include match footage or statements beyond the reported judgement.

• Independent commission found City broke Premier League financial rules
• £830.69m of owner funding allegedly disguised as sponsorship income (2009–2018)
• City's Abu Dhabi government explanation was rejected by the commission
• Club denies wrongdoing and plans to appeal before Friday's deadline

► Subscribe to Sky Sports News: http://bit.ly/SkySportsNewsSub ► Watch Sky Sports with NOW: https://bit.ly/NOWSkySportsYT Manchester City will likely argue in their Premier League appeal that the extra funding for their sponsorship deals between 2009 and 2018 came from the Abu Dhabi government and not the club's owners. An independent commission has found that City broke Premier League financial rules by disguising £830.69m of owner funding as sponsorship income. City's lawyers argued during the 2024 hearing that the funding had come from the Abu Dhabi government, but this was rejected by the commission. In their judgement the commission "concluded that it was an explanation that the club had concocted well after the event in an attempt to conceal the realities of the Disguised Funding Scheme". Manchester City is majority owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan's Newton Investment and Development LLC. Sheikh Mansour is a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi and he is the vice president and deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates. Manchester City continue to deny any wrongdoing and plan to appeal before Friday's deadline. #football #premierleague #mancity ► For the latest developments on this story: https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/topstories ► For the latest transfer news: https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/TransferCentre More from Sky Sports on YouTube: ► Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Sky Sports Boxing: http://bit.ly/SSBoxingSub ► Sky Sports Cricket: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyCricket ► Sky Sports Darts: https://bit.ly/SubSkySportsDarts ► Sky Sports Football: http://bit.ly/SSFootballSub ► Sky Sports F1: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyF1 ► Sky Sports Golf: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsGolf ► Sky Sports Premier League: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsPL ► Sky Sports Retro: http://bit.ly/SkySportsRetroSub ► Sky Sports WSL: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsWSL ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skysportsnews ► X: https://x.com/SkySportsNews ► Website: https://www.skysports.com ► To enquire about licensing Sky Sports content, you can find out more here: https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/31754/11434270/license-sky-sports-footage