Man City appeals guilty findings of breaking EPL's financial rules
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Manchester City has become one of the world's biggest football clubs. ( Reuters: Phil Noble )
Manchester City has appealed the findings of an independent commission, announced earlier this week.
The commission found the club guilty of breaking the Premier League's financial rules.
After a years-long investigation, the club's decision is expected to extend the saga again.
Manchester City has filed an appeal against an independent commission ruling that found the club guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules, seeking to overturn the verdict and avoid potentially severe sanctions.
The league said on Tuesday that City had used "sham" commercial contracts as part of schemes to inflate revenue and understate costs by more than £900 million ($1.71 billion) over nearly a decade.
City was found guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the league's financial rules over nine seasons from 2009-10 to 2017-18, as well as three out of four charges concerning failures to cooperate with the investigation.
The club has denied wrongdoing throughout the process.
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