Manchester City's Rivals Fear Political Interference in Appeal Against Guilty Verdict After Prime Minister’s Comments
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28-second readMatheus Nunes and Man City face Liverpool on Sunday in their first fixture since the club's guilty verdict. Manchester City ’s financial case has long since been destined for an appeal panel.
Now, though, almost as much of the argument is playing out in Westminster as in any hearing. The lines between sport and politics have blurred in exactly the ways many feared when the charges were first announced more than four years ago.
At the top of the case’s political pyramid sits UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, whose each and every word on the club is now being picked over.
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A number of Premier League clubs are worried the club’s appeal against their guilty verdict could be swayed by politics as a result of UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s remarks about Manchester City’s owners, according to new reports.
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