The Premier League has confirmed that Manchester City was found guilty of breaching its financial rules, according to EL PAÍS. The Spanish outlet reported the confirmation on Tuesday, 29 September 2026.
Coverage of the verdict across Spanish media described the scope of the findings in stark terms. MARCA reported that the league declared City culpable "on all charges." La Vanguardia said the club was found guilty of nearly all of them. El Mundo reported that City was found to have concealed its accounts and inflated its income by more than 1,000 million euros.
The verdict draws a line under a case that had hung over English football for years, with the league's own inquiry into the club's financing now reaching a formal conclusion. Reaction followed quickly. Diario AS reported that Mauricio Pochettino issued a forceful statement against Manchester City, though the outlet's account of his remarks was not detailed in the material available.
What happens next is unclear from the reporting so far. The confirmed verdict does not by itself set out the penalty, and no final sanctions have been reported in the coverage summarized here. The coming weeks should bring clarity on the punishment the league intends to impose and on whether Manchester City will contest the outcome.
