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People are saying it like Man City were cheating on the pitch that’s why they were winning. 1. Financial information — 54 charges From 2009/10 to 2017/18, City were accused of failing to provide accurate financial information to the Premier League. This particularly concerned: revenue, sponsorship, income, operating costs the club’s overall financial position 2. Player and manager payments — 14 charges City were accused of failing to properly disclose the full amounts paid to players and managers between 2009/10 and 2017/18. 3. UEFA Financial Fair Play — 5 charges City were accused of failing to comply with UEFA’s financial regulations/FFP rules between 2013/14 and 2017/18. 4. Premier League Profitability & Sustainability Rules — 7 charges They were also accused of breaching the Premier League’s own profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) during 2015/16–2017/18. 5. Failure to cooperate — 35 charges City were accused of not properly cooperating with the Premier League’s investigation, which ran from December 2018 to February 2023. But I keep seeing people talk about it as if the charges prove that City won all those Premier League titles because they cheated on the pitch. There is no charge here saying City fixed matches, bribed referees, manipulated results or illegally influenced individual games.