Andy Burnham is bezorgd over de toekomst van Manchester City als hun eigenaren wegens schendingen van Premier League-regels worden vervolgd. De club wordt beschouwd als een belangrijke partner in het opbouwen van een moderne stad. De Independent Football Regulator monitort de zaak.
Club ‘a huge partner in building modern Manchester’Independent Football Regulator monitoring caseAndy Burnham has said he would be “really concerned” to lose Manchester City’s owners as a result of the club being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League rules.On the day that the Independent Football Regulator confirmed it has powers to investigate the suitability of the Abu Dhabi United Group to own an English club after the damning judgment of an independent commission regarding £900m of sham contracts, the prime minister praised City’s owners for their investment of billions of pounds into Manchester. Continue reading...