Manchester City or Scam FC - the €1bn scandal

In The News by dconlon@irishtimes.com

Oct 2, 202626:32News & Politics

Premier League football club Manchester City has been found guilty of boosting its coffers by more than €1bn by arranging “sham contracts” with big name commercial partners. The infringements to the league’s funding rule...

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