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Manchester City found to have disguised owner money as sponsorship

Original: Manchester City hat laut einer unabhängigen Kommission neun Spielzeiten lang Geld seines Eigentümers als Sponsorgeld ver

An independent commission has concluded that Manchester City booked money from its owner as sponsorship income over nine seasons, totalling around £950 million, of which roughly £830 million came from owner ADUG. Under football's financial rules, owner funding does not count as revenue, so classifying it as sponsorship would have let the club spend more. The findings are reigniting debate over financial fair play enforcement.

Why now: The commission's findings are a major development in the long-running Manchester City financial fair play case.

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• Manchester City hat laut einer unabhängigen Kommission neun Spielzeiten lang Geld seines Eigentümers als Sponsorgeld verbucht: rund 950 Millionen Pfund, gut 830 Millionen davon vom Eigentümer ADUG. Warum? Eigentümergeld zählt in den Finanzregeln nicht als Einnahme, Sponsorgeld… · skim_day

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