Mystery Deepens: Manchester City’s 115-Charge Verdict Faces Another Unexpected Delay

There’s also an international dimension to the controversy. A Freedom of Information request revealed that the British embassy in Abu Dhabi had discussed the case, and that UAE officials even brought it up in meetings with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Though Lammy publicly dismissed it as a domestic football matter, the diplomatic overtures suggest that the case’s implications stretch far beyond the Etihad Stadium.

City’s legal battles also recall their earlier confrontation with UEFA, where they successfully overturned a two-year European ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2020. That ruling was based more on technicalities and procedural shortcomings than on substantive exoneration—a detail not lost on critics who argue that English football needs to enforce its own standards more effectively.

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