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The '''"Day of Judgement"''' is the popular nickname used for a date, particularly 27 May 2024, in which {{wp|The Football Association}}, the governing body of {{wp|English}} football, imposed a historic and landmark punishment on the {{wp|Premier League}} club {{wp|Manchester City}} for 115 alleged breaches of the {{wp|Premier League}}'s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. In this, following a roughly three-years-long investigation, {{wp|The Football Association}} found {{wp|Manchester City}}, owned by {{wp|Abu Dhabi}}'s {{wp|City Football Group}}, guilty of a total of 115 breaches of the {{wp|Premier League|league}}'s financial fair play rules, namely from the season of 2009 until the season of 2018. | The '''"Day of Judgement"''' is the popular nickname used for a date, particularly 27 May 2024, in which {{wp|The Football Association}}, the governing body of {{wp|English}} football, imposed a historic and landmark punishment on the {{wp|Premier League}} club {{wp|Manchester City}} for 115 alleged breaches of the {{wp|Premier League}}'s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. In this, following a roughly three-years-long investigation, {{wp|The Football Association}} found {{wp|Manchester City}}, owned by {{wp|Abu Dhabi}}'s {{wp|City Football Group}}, guilty of a total of 115 breaches of the {{wp|Premier League|league}}'s financial fair play rules, namely from the season of 2009 until the season of 2018. | ||
In their decision, {{wp|The Football Association}} imposed, among other measures, a two-window transfer ban and a £100 million fine. However, the most drastic punishments saw {{wp|Manchester City}} expelled from the {{wp|Premier League}} and their titles accumulated from 2009 until 2018, which consisted of three {{wp|Premier League}} titles, one {{wp|FA Cup}} title, three {{wp|EFL Cup}} titles, and two {{wp|FA Community Shield|William Smith Shield}} titles, stripped from the {{wp|Manchester City|club}}'s possession and, in turn, handed over to the runners-up in all four competitions. Consequently, {{wp|Manchester United}} | In their decision, {{wp|The Football Association}} imposed, among other measures, a two-window transfer ban and a £100 million fine. However, the most drastic punishments saw {{wp|Manchester City}} expelled from the {{wp|Premier League}} and their titles accumulated from 2009 until 2018, which consisted of three {{wp|Premier League}} titles, one {{wp|FA Cup}} title, three {{wp|EFL Cup}} titles, and two {{wp|FA Community Shield|William Smith Shield}} titles, stripped from the {{wp|Manchester City|club}}'s possession and, in turn, handed over to the runners-up in all four competitions. Consequently, {{wp|Manchester United}} was awarded two {{wp|Premier League}} titles, {{wp|Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool}} with one {{wp|Premier League}} title and {{wp|EFL Cup}} title respectively, {{wp|Stoke City}} with one {{wp|FA Cup}} title, {{wp|SAFC|Sunderland}} and {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}} with one {{wp|EFL Cup}} title each, and {{wp|Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea}} with two {{wp|FA Community Shield|William Smith Shield}} titles in total. Meanwhile, as a result of their expulsion from the {{wp|Premier League}}, coupled with existing {{wp|English Football League}} rules, {{wp|Manchester City}} was relegated down to the fifth-tier {{wp|National League (division)|National League}} and, in turn, a fourth additional team from the {{wp|EFL Championship}} was included for promotion to the {{wp|Premier League}} in a one-off instance, namely the loser of the play-off final who will be joining the play-off victors and the two-top finishing teams who are automatically granted promotion. | ||
Considered widely to be the harshest and most severe punishment ever imposed on an {{wp|English}} football club since financial fair play rules were introduced, the decision has been met with near-unanimous applause from the {{wp|English}} footballing community who applauded the {{wp|The Football Association}}'s response towards such a severe violation of its rules while critics, including the {{wp|Emirati}} government which owns {{wp|Manchester City}}, have decried the punishment as "unfair" and "excessive". | Considered widely to be the harshest and most severe punishment ever imposed on an {{wp|English}} football club since financial fair play rules were introduced, the decision has been met with near-unanimous applause from the {{wp|English}} footballing community who applauded the {{wp|The Football Association}}'s response towards such a severe violation of its rules while critics, including the {{wp|Emirati}} government which owns {{wp|Manchester City}}, have decried the punishment as "unfair" and "excessive". | ||
Revision as of 01:45, 22 March 2024
The "Day of Judgement" is the popular nickname used for a date, particularly 27 May 2024, in which The Football Association, the governing body of English football, imposed a historic and landmark punishment on the Premier League club Manchester City for 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. In this, following a roughly three-years-long investigation, The Football Association found Manchester City, owned by Abu Dhabi's City Football Group, guilty of a total of 115 breaches of the league's financial fair play rules, namely from the season of 2009 until the season of 2018.
In their decision, The Football Association imposed, among other measures, a two-window transfer ban and a £100 million fine. However, the most drastic punishments saw Manchester City expelled from the Premier League and their titles accumulated from 2009 until 2018, which consisted of three Premier League titles, one FA Cup title, three EFL Cup titles, and two William Smith Shield titles, stripped from the club's possession and, in turn, handed over to the runners-up in all four competitions. Consequently, Manchester United was awarded two Premier League titles, Liverpool with one Premier League title and EFL Cup title respectively, Stoke City with one FA Cup title, Sunderland and Arsenal with one EFL Cup title each, and Chelsea with two William Smith Shield titles in total. Meanwhile, as a result of their expulsion from the Premier League, coupled with existing English Football League rules, Manchester City was relegated down to the fifth-tier National League and, in turn, a fourth additional team from the EFL Championship was included for promotion to the Premier League in a one-off instance, namely the loser of the play-off final who will be joining the play-off victors and the two-top finishing teams who are automatically granted promotion.
Considered widely to be the harshest and most severe punishment ever imposed on an English football club since financial fair play rules were introduced, the decision has been met with near-unanimous applause from the English footballing community who applauded the The Football Association's response towards such a severe violation of its rules while critics, including the Emirati government which owns Manchester City, have decried the punishment as "unfair" and "excessive".