Those ambitions could not be met by the finances then being generated. The commission broke the charges into four blocks and once the first had been proven a domino effect ensued.
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Disguised funding and dishonest witnesses: findings in Manchester City case
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The commission calculated that, over the course of the nine seasons under investigation, from 2009-10 to 2017-18, City had booked £949.94m in sponsorship revenues from Abu Dhabi-based companies.
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| Outlet | Niral Score |
|---|---|
| The Guardian Australia (Sport)as they published this story | 8.7 |
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